Coronavirus: What does Banff look like without international tourism? “Everyone has been suffering,” said Andre Quenneville, the resort’s general manager.“Our number are down for sure.
It’s mostly Calgarians, Edmontonians.”Banff’s tourism industry has been hit hard by COVID-19 travel restrictions.Mt. Norquay has had to tighten up spending but is pushing through to the ski season ahead, with high hopes of having enough snow made to open by Halloween.“We are going to be hiring a lot less staff because we are planning on not as many snow school programs this winter, not as many other things,” Quenneville said.Banff Avenue has been closed to vehicles to give pedestrians more space.