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.ASSOCIATION NEWS
A Message from the OMCA President — Week Two
OMCA
I’d like to start with a big thank you to all the members who continue to welcome me to the association, so kindly. In my second week at OMCA, I continue to prioritize connecting with members, Provincial partners, and government officials. In short, this has made for very busy days learning about the priorities of our members, and industry. We have confirmed our association’s participation in the Coalition of Hardest Hit Businesses. This advocacy coalition is comprised of businesses and associations in the tourism, travel, hospitality, arts, festivals, and business events sectors, who have been the first impacted by Covid-19 and will be the last to recover. The coalition continues to focus on Federal business support programs and access to liquidity. As I get settled into OMCA, I will continue to ensure OMCA’s members stories are shared with government officials and our partner associations. Our team is working hard to support our members and we will continue to advocate on your behalf. Thank you for supporting OMCA!
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
To fuel industry recovery, travellers need a confidence boost, WTTC speakers say
Travel Weekly
Delegates to travel's first major in-person summit since the pandemic began said Monday they are confident tourism is on the cusp of a dramatic rebound, but only after fear and uncertainty are removed from the travel equation.
"We need a statement from the World Health Organization that traveling is not a greater risk if you play by the rules," Portugal's tourism secretary, Rita Marques, told attendees of the World Travel and Tourism Council's Global Summit.
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NOT ENOUGH: ACTA says agents require financial support to year's end
Travel Industry Today
Last week, like millions of other Canadians, ACTA waited with bated breath as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the government’s first budget in more than two years. For more than 13 months, ACTA has intensively lobbied governments drawing attention to the dire economic situation faced by travel agencies, travel agents, independent travel agents, and the entire Canadian Travel Industry eco-system.
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Ontarians 18+ eligible for 1st vaccine shot by end of May as Pfizer doses ramp up to half a million
680 News
Ontario will see a sizeable increase in vaccine doses from Pfizer in the coming weeks, particularly at the end of May, when the province is expected to secure half a million doses through June with officials lowering the age eligibility for mass vaccination clinics to 55 and older starting Friday.
The province revealed that with the current pace of its vaccine rollout (106,700 doses administered per day), they’re on track to vaccinate roughly 40 percent of the population aged 18-and-older with a first dose by May 1.
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Trudeau says border opening plans are being considered, as are vaccine passports
Canadian Travel News
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently said the Liberal government is “preparing plans” to re-open Canada’s borders, possibly with the help of vaccine passports. But he said it’s still too early to give a date.
In some of his strongest and clearest comments on both issues in some time, the prime minister today said the health of Canadians comes first.
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Ontario seeks PCR tests for interprovincial flights
Travel Industry Today
As Ontario grapples with skyrocketing hospitalizations and cases of COVID-19 variants, the provincial government is asking Ottawa for enhanced measures for interprovincial travellers, specifically requiring mandatory pre-departure PCR testing for all domestic air travellers entering the province.
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GETTING YOUR VOICE HEARD: Keeping the travel industry front and centre
Travel Industry Today
The Association of Canadian Independent Travel Advisors (ACITA) was formed in June, 2020, so that Independent Travel Advisors could have a collaborative voice when reaching out to Government officials about the unique circumstances that they are in, due to COVID. They aren’t sitting back and waiting for someone else to “fix” things for them, instead they are proactively looking for ways to affect change for the Travel Industry and they need your help.
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Ontario's COVID-19 paid sick leave program to include 3 days for workers
Global News
After Ontario Premier Doug Ford promised “one of the best” paid sick day programs in North America, the provincial government is announcing workers who have been impacted by COVID-19 will be able to access three paid sick days.
Called the Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Program, the provincial government billed the initiative as the “most generous pandemic paid leave in the country.”
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Infographic: 4 ways to amplify your customer experience on Instagram in 2021
Social Media Today
eCommerce brands are using Instagram to reach new customers, grow their audience, and engage with existing customers.
In fact, did you know that over 2 million businesses connect with people on Instagram, and that, in a recent survey by Facebook, 81% of respondents said that Instagram helps them research products and services?
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