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Oct. 16, 2020
 
 
 
 
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One Week Left For Appointment Selections
OMCA
Friday, October 23rd is the final day for appointment selections. Buyers and Sellers registered for the 2020 OMCA Marketplace are reading up on their colleagues and submitting requests for those they wish to meet with. If you aren’t registered, you are missing out on this important process! If you are registered, be sure to check back in over the next week to see which companies have registered since your requests were submitted. If you have any questions about participating in the inaugural OMCA Virtual Marketplace, please contact info@omca.com.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
 
 
Economic de-regulation update
OMCA
Last week, after 8 years and several rounds of formal and informal consultations, the Ontario Government introduced legislation to end economic regulation of the motor coach industry by repealing the Public Vehicles Act and disbanding the Ontario Highway Transport Board effective July 1, 2021. Subsequent to the introduction of the Bill, OMCA had the opportunity to discuss the government’s plan for repealing the PV Act with MTO.
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COVID-19 raises concerns for travellers: Bus passengers warned of possible virus exposure
NetNewsLedger
COVID-19 second wave has raised concern across Ontario and Manitoba. As Ontario is seeing nearly 900 cases of the virus reported daily, Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel Region have been placed into Stage Two with increased restrictions. There is also a concern in the Algoma Public Health region as the authority is advising Ontario Northland Bus passengers who were on the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Sudbury and from Sudbury to Toronto on October 7, 2020, during the afternoon bus that they may have contracted COVID-19.
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WHAT LIES AHEAD: What will travel look like in October 2021
Travel Industry Today
One way or another travel is going to get a shot in the arm next year: from an explosion of pent-up demand for holidays to the introduction of a vaccine to combat the effects of COVID-19. These are just some of the predictions of a panel of industry experts at the recent Seatrade Virtual 2020 cruise conference who were asked to dust off their crystal balls and predict what the world of travel will be like in exactly one year.
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CommonPass hopes to become the testing standard that will kickstart travel
Travel Weekly
Trials are starting this week for CommonPass, a digital health screening tool that may eliminate the need for quarantines and provide confidence for governments to open borders that are now sealed by the pandemic. It's being developed by the nonprofit Commons Project Foundation and the World Economic Forum. Thirty-seven countries, along with the CDC and Customs and U.S. Border Protection, are participating in the project.
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Enjoy Accommodation at the University of Ottawa
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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Ottawa spending another $600 million to help businesses survive lockdowns
CBC News
The federal government is giving $600 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses deal with possible lockdowns during a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Radio-Canada has learned. The funding — aimed at such sectors as tourism, manufacturing and technology — will be added to the $962 million already invested in the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund.
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Government announces new, targeted support to help businesses through pandemic
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada took immediate action to help Canadian businesses affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic, from helping keep employees on the job to increasing cash flow and providing support to help pay rent. While some parts of our economy are recovering, others continue to struggle with reduced revenues, increased costs, and uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Canada will pitch 'safe tourism' to travellers once borders open
BNN Bloomberg
Canada aims to capitalize on its more conservative approach to fighting the coronavirus to promote itself as a safe destination for tourists once the pandemic subsides. Since March, Justin Trudeau’s government has kept in place a travel lockdown that bans most foreign visitors and forces anyone coming into Canada to quarantine for 14 days. The virus has devastated the travel industry: Tourism spending in Canada plummeted by 66.3 per cent in the second quarter to $7 billion.
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Why are the borders between the U.S. and Europe still closed — and when will they open?
Afar
Who could have thought back in mid-March — when history-altering travel bans brought travel between the U.S. and Europe to a standstill — that seven months later those bans would still be in place? Yet here we are with little sign of travel between Europe and the United States opening up on any significant level imminently.
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
THE BEST FALL FOLIAGE SITE!

Just a few weeks left to visit Canyon Sainte-Anne and experience a complete forest immersion and thrilling sensations! Walk across 3 suspensions bridges (one sitting 60 meters high) - Soar at 50km/h over the waterfall onboard AirCANYON!


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Here are the relief programs now available for entrepreneurs and small and mid-sized business owners
Financial Post
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized business owners, many of whom may be confused by the ever-changing number and variety of government support programs. One thing is clear, however, businesses should leverage those programs as much as possible, said Daryl Ching, managing partner at Vistance Capital Advisory in Toronto.
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TIAO warns of 'mass business failures' in Ontario without government aid
Travel Pulse
Ontario tourism businesses face a devastating future without prolonged government help, says a new report from the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario. “COVID-19 has had a catastrophic effect on the economy, but the tourism industry faces unique and even more demanding challenges than other sectors. The tourism industry requires, second wave or not, prolonged financial assistance to support successful businesses survive unprecedented restrictions on travel and record low consumer confidence.
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Applications for CRB now open
Canadian HR Reporter
Canadians can now apply for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB). The new benefit provides $500 per week for up to 26 weeks to workers who have stopped working or had their employment/self-employment income reduced by at least 50 per cent due to COVID-19 and who are not eligible for employment insurance (EI).
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Ontarians can now add 'ç, è, é, ê, ë' to reflect their legal names on some photo ID
BayToday.ca
When Ontarians who spell their names using French language characters next visit ServiceOntario for renewal, they can request that those characters are reflected on their eligible identification cards. The provincial government says it is delivering on its commitment to make more government services available in French by adding French language characters, such as accents (ç, è, é, ê, ë), to driver's licence cards and Ontario Photo Cards. The government says this added option to Ontario driver's licence cards and Ontario Photo Cards is "a first step in the province's plan to make French characters available on all Ontario government products."
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
World’s Largest Collection of Canoes!­
600+ canoes, countless stories to tell! Located in Peterborough, The Canadian Canoe Museum offers engaging and inspiring exhibits exploring Canada’s history by canoe. You don’t have to be a paddler to enjoy the museum – but you may become one after your tour!
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More than 3,400 Americans rejected from entering Canada last month for shopping, sightseeing
CTV News
The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to travellers for more than half a year now, but thousands of Americans don’t seem to be getting the message. Another 3,441 travellers from the U.S. were rejected from entering Canada over the last month, according to new figures from the Canada Border Services Agency.
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The future of hotel design
The New York Times
Hotel occupancy is down 50 per cent nationally in the pandemic-stifled world of travel. While hundreds of hotels nationwide remain closed because of the crisis, new hotels — from the sleek high-rise Joseph Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., to the Kimpton Armory Hotel in a 1941 Art Deco landmark in Bozeman, Mont. — continue to open. Whether they are banking on the swell of tourism that many predict will follow the introduction of a vaccine, or bound financially to open, hoteliers are making plans for a future that now must consider new outbreaks and pandemics in the same way that public buildings permanently changed their security measures in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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New program aims to 'spark' tourism ventures in Oxford County
Woodstock Sentinel Review
Have a winning idea to bring people to Oxford County? Oxford Tourism launched a new tourism mentorship program Tuesday aimed to boost a new wave of experiences that showcase Oxford County.
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