It’s believed by many to be the backbone of B.C.’s tourism industry: The bed and breakfast sector. But bed and breakfast operators in the Okanagan are facing a very uncertain season amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We didn’t even have one single soul for the May long weekend, and typically that kicks us off,” said Sherry Cote, owner of A Vista Villa Couples Retreat.
Cote has been in business for more than two decades, and while her business has been through all kinds of situations, this is unlike anything she’s encountered. “We’ve experienced so many other crises here in the Okanagan; floods, fires, 911, but this is the end all, be all, really,” Cote told Global News. “People are so frightened, a lot of my regular guests would be able to