Alberta’s tourism industry has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with international visits limited to only essential travel.
Shelley Grollmuss, the vice-president of industry development with Travel Alberta, said that a recent survey of tour operators shows just how much the industry stands to lose.
Even if hotels and restaurants start to reopen, limited flights and mandatory quarantine makes international travel nearly impossible. “We’re making adjustments to plans for visitors who were coming into the province for this summer,” Grollmuss said. “The Rockies are going to be significantly impacted with the international visitation.” Travel Alberta is hoping to replace some of the loss in international travel with local tourists by