U.S. border reopening may affect how Canadians travel inland, tourism experts say
Global News
If Canadians start to stream south for vacations and shopping sprees, they won't be spending their money on destinations here, according to tourism associations.
Tourism operators have mixed feelings about the opening of the U.S. land border Monday.
An end to the 20-month closure of the world’s longest undefended frontier marks a sign that restrictions are loosening and more international leisure travel may be on the horizon.
But if Canadians start to stream south for vacations and shopping sprees, they aren’t spending their money on destinations here.
Chris Bloore, chief executive of the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, says local visits to hot spots ranging from Niagara Region vineyards to the boutique hotels of Prince Edward County will undoubtedly decline after receiving a boost last summer.
“There is definitely going to be a reduction in some numbers, for sure. That’s absolutely inevitable,” he said.
“But as we start to welcome international visitors now back to Canada, as we try and push for PCR testing, changes to protocols, we’re hoping to make sure that we’re we’re looking further afield to people as well to try and bring them to us.”
Travel and tourism organizations are lobbying the federal government, which opened its border to Americans in August, to end the ongoing COVID-19 test requirement to enter the country.
Currently, any Canadian returning home by land who wants to avoid quarantine needs to provide a recent molecular test that shows a negative result. Non-residents who test positive are turned away at the border.
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