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Canadian vaccine news a huge relief to tourism and travel industries
Travel Pulse
News that Health Canada has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for Canadians is a huge boost for folks in the travel and tourism industry.
“The approval of the vaccine by Health Canada is an important step towards an end to this pandemic,” said Beth Potter, President and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario. “While we understand that it will take time to roll out the vaccine to ensure wide coverage, today’s announcement provides a ray of hope for tourism business owners and operators that we will be back to welcoming visitors to our province and to our businesses in 2021.”
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SHELLACKED: World slowly re-opens to tourism
Travel Industry Today
If the world is our oyster, the dreadfully mangled mollusk is at least inching closer to being wide open again to international tourism with 70 per cent of global destinations now easing pandemic-related restrictions on travel.
The United Nations World Travel Organization, in its latest Travel Restrictions Report, shows that as of Nov. 1, a total of 152 destinations have eased restrictions on international tourism, up from the 115 recorded on Sept. 1. At the same time, 59 destinations have kept their borders closed to tourists, a decrease of 34 over the same two-month period.
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Investing in Ontario's tourism industry during COVID-19
Government of Ontario
The Ontario government is investing nearly $4.4 million to support the long-term sustainability of the province's vital tourism industry. This funding will help deliver innovative, safe experiences, like virtual festivals and events, and support tourism operators as they deal with the impacts of COVID-19.
Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, was at Stackt Market in Toronto to announce the first recipients of the new Reconnect Festival and Event Program and the Tourism Economic Development and Recovery Fund.
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The Bright Side of Business: Indigenous tourism operators ready to ride economic recovery
Ottawa Business Journal
A cohort of local Indigenous tourism operators is hoping that a specializing training program will position them to be at the forefront of their industry’s expected rebound in 2021.
For the past 10 weeks, Algonquin College and Ottawa Tourism have been running the federally funded Indigenous Tourism Entrepreneurship Training program. Created for Indigenous learners by Indigenous entrepreneurs and subject-matter experts, this free program shares the fundamentals of business planning and development.
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The University opens its residences to tour groups, conference guests, sports teams, and vacationers visiting the region. Conveniently located downtown and within walking distance of major attractions, the residences allow you to enjoy your stay in Canada’s capital with ease. Plan your stay at uOttawa now!
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Amadeus reveals 2021 travel trends
Travel Pulse
Travel technology company Amadeus has revealed new research that shows 2021 will be a unique year in travel with new pandemic-driven trends emerging for a (hopefully) post-pandemic world. Amadeus found that travellers are not going to be passing up big-ticket trips. They are getting out the bucket list and checking it twice and planning to take once-in-a-lifetime journeys when travel reopens.
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Toronto transforms decommissioned TTC buses into mobile COVID-19 testing sites
CTV News
Back in September, OMCA began working on an initiative with coach operators to offer coaches and drivers to the province to provide mobile flu shot clinics to the most vulnerable and rural and remote areas of Ontario. In October OMCA partnered with Ontario Medical Association (OMA) in this effort. The Premier’s office and the Minister of Health have been contacted and made aware of the initiative but so far have not made plans to proceed. OMCA and OMA have issued an Op Ed (media article) to draw attention to the offer and extended the offer to include COVID-19 vaccinations. For now, OMCA and members wait for the province to respond.
A handful of TTC buses have been reconfigured as mobile COVID-19 testing sites to serve Toronto neighbourhoods most in need.
The vehicles are decommissioned buses and will not be available for regular service. Toronto Paramedic Services will oversee the testing and the vehicles themselves will be driven by TTC instructors.
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The travel industry is up against a psychological make-or-break
BNN Bloomberg
As the head of travel and tourism for Boston Consulting Group, Jason Guggenheim is used to troubleshooting on behalf of airlines and hotel companies when the road gets bumpy. Typically that means rethinking operations and carrying out restructuring efforts for sprawling resorts, cruise lines, online travel agencies, or big names in air travel.
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NO VISITORS YET: Domestic travel will likely take priority
Travel Industry Today
Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly says federal marketing strategies might need to shift away from attracting foreign visitors to Canada for the foreseeable future, as COVID-19 keeps suppressing travel.
She and her international counterparts have agreed that domestic travel is likely to take priority even after vaccinations begin.
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The importance of how travel companies sanitize
Travel Pulse
As the pandemic continues to surge, so too are travellers’ concerns about sanitation protocols, according to a survey conducted by Vioguard, Inc., a health-care solutions provider focusing on infection control through ultraviolet light (UV-C) technology.
The survey, which polled more than 1,000 U.S. consumers in November, found that 79 per cent of respondents “believe it is very important to understand a travel company’s sanitation protocols before a purchasing decision is made,” Vioguard said.
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Why some travellers get permission to cross the Canada-U.S. border and others don't
CBC News
Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C.
After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans — sold their house in Chandler, AZ, and moved most of their belongings to their second home in Golden, in southeastern British Columbia.
The plan was to rent a place in the United States for the first part of the year and spend the rest of the year in Golden.
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Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke to receive $1.49 million to support regional tourism operators
The Community Press
The provincial government has committed $1.49 million to support regional tourism operators in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke.
Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, made the announcement in Toronto Dec. 8. She was joined by John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and MPP for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke; Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure and MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, and Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington.
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