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Member Webinar on the applicability of HST and the definition of 'Continuous Journey' — Feb. 9
OMCA
Over recent months several questions and concerns have been raised about the accurate application of HST and the definition of “continuous journey.” The CRA’s definition of continuous journey may not accurately reflect industry practices. Motor Coach Canada will host Ron Choudhury, Partner with Miller Thomson LLP to look at real life scenarios where the applicability of HST should apply based on CRA current “continuous journey” definitions. Ron Choudhury will provide clarity to members and members will be able to provide feedback to MCC to understand if members are applying HST correctly or if members are at risk.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Canada's coach bus industry spinning its wheels amid COVID shutdowns
Toronto Sun
Shops and restaurants aren’t the only industries suffering during the pandemic.
Canada’s bus coach industry — an $8 billion industry employing 250,000 workers — is on the verge of collapse. The coaches transport sports teams, tourists, students, and others, but with country-wide travel restrictions, buses sit empty in garage bays.
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COVID's toll on travel workers
Travel Weekly
It’s no secret that travel and tourism has been among the sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Travel Association estimates that more than 4 million travel jobs were lost in the U.S. alone in 2020, while the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicted that, globally, the number of lost jobs could surpass more than 170 million if barriers to global travel remain in place.
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Connecting the North : An exercise of consistently getting it wrong
Wawa-news.com
The Ministry of Transportation will be publishing sometime soon the results of a passenger rail survey it conducted in the region. The government claims this is an integral part of the process of keeping people safe, providing reliable transportation options and connecting communities in the North.
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Transportation sector struggles to survive in COVID-19 pandemic
NetNewsLedger
The pandemic is taking a toll on the transportation sector. Across the country, with stay-at-home orders, and travel down, airlines, buses, and train travel is down significantly.
The industry is looking for ways to survive the pandemic. Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May says it is a “Transportation Crisis.”
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4 ways travel will be different in 2021, according to Airbnb
Fast Company
Over the last year the coronavirus pandemic has changed travel as we know it, in that it abruptly ceased to exist for 10 months. Getaways to Paris were a pipe dream and getting across town was, effectively, just as foreign.
But now that vaccines are developed, normal life feels like it could once again be possible, perhaps even this year! And as people anticipate resuming things they love — dining in restaurants, reading in cafes, gathering with family and friends — getting the hell out of Dodge also tops the list, according to a new report from Airbnb.
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COVID CRACKDOWN: As Canada gets tough on travel, industry demands aid
Travel Industry Today
The Canadian government and Canada’s major airlines have agreed to suspend all flights to and from Mexico and Caribbean countries. The suspension went into effect January 31 and will continue to April 30. Also, as of Feb. 3, all commercial international flights can only land at four airports: Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Calgary International, and Vancouver International. This includes flights arriving from the United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, which had previously been exempted from such rules.
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CDC builds on Biden's face mask mandate
Travel Pulse
The Centers for Disease Control recently built on President Joe Biden’s executive order last week mandating face masks on planes, making the refusal to wear the covering a violation of federal law.
Travellers on airplanes and public transportation like buses and subways will be required to wear face masks starting next week to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to the Associated Press.
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Fake COVID documents could cause real problems for travel
Travel Weekly
The negative COVID-19 test result, purportedly from a company called Tri-Alta Laboratory Corp., would look real enough to most eyes. It even has a disclaimer at the bottom cautioning that a negative test doesn't rule out infection.
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Introducing Tourism Diversity Matters
Tourism Diversity Matters
Elliott Ferguson, Chairman of the Board for Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM) and President and CEO, Destination DC, and Mike Gamble, TDM’s Founder and President and CEO of SearchWide Global recently announced the collective impact model to inspire authenticity and inclusive leadership throughout the tourism and events industry. TDM’s mission is to be a resource to foster diversity, equity and inclusion practices that will educate, advocate, engage and empower in collaboration and cooperation with all industry initiatives.
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COVID-19: Calgary hotel association worried about 'wrath' from quarantined guests
Global News
Some Calgary hotels are bracing for some new — and possibly irate — guests.
The federal government recently announced mandatory testing requirements at select airports for people returning to Canada amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which means while the travellers wait for their test result, they’ll be forced to quarantine for up to three days at a designated hotel — on their own dime — at a cost of at least $2,000.
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Will these new travel restrictions work? Doctor answers our COVID-19 questions
Global News
Last week, the Government of Canada announced new travel restrictions in the hope of limiting the spread of COVID-19.
Mandatory airport testing will be implemented in Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto — with Toronto’s testing now underway. These four cities will be the only locations in Canada funnelling international flights.
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City of Thunder Bay asks province to revise lockdown rules
TBNewsWatch
The City of Thunder Bay is formally asking the province to reconsider lockdown policies, over concerns they create an uneven playing field between big business and independent retailers.
On Monday, city council unanimously passed a motion put forward by Mayor Bill Mauro calling on the Ford government to revise the rules to treat non-essential sales the same way at large and small retailers.
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'Regenerative tourism' takes centre stage as pandemic forces travel industry to re-evaluate
CTV News
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to decimate the global travel sector, the tourism industry has been forced to re-evaluate many aspects of its operations — with many looking for ways to re-frame the entire experience of tourism post-pandemic.
The concept of values-based “regenerative tourism” which seeks to go beyond the eco-tourism of years past, pushes for travellers to leave destinations better than they found them.
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Intercity bus transport: Quebec releases $10 million in emergency aid
Today24 News
The Legault government is granting $10 million to help intercity bus transport companies, hard hit by the pandemic, after Orléans Express, last week, announced the suspension of several of its routes. This is in addition to another $ 8 million announced in July for the same reasons.
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Province asking for advice about regional transportation improvements
Owen Sound Sun Times
There’s a local man on the Southwestern Ontario Transportation Task Force announced this week.
Sidney Nadjiwon, a band councillor of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation at Neyaashiinigmiing, is so far the only representative in Grey-Bruce on the nine-member committee. More members will be announced but from where remains to be seen.
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