The Resilience of Canada's Tourism Industry
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It was March of 2020, travel restrictions and border closures aimed at containing COVID-19, brought travel to and from Canada to a near standstill. In fact, the number of international arrivals to Canada from other countries fell by over 50 percent from February 2020, the largest single monthly drop since 1972. By the first week of April, most hotels were empty: with the hotel occupancy rate below 20% across Canada.
The Canadian government closed its international border and various restrictions on non-essential travel to and from Canada were in place for the remainder of the…
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