COVID-19 pandemic.With international travel halted, Destination BC is planning for $7 billion in revenue and fewer than 50,000 employees in 2020 – down from $21.5 billion and 166,000 workers in 2019.“About half of it is generated from international tourists from the U.S.
and from overseas, ” Maya Lange of Destination BC told Global News.“So it’s quite an important hit, quite a big hit.” Once the province rolls out its Phase 3 restart and lifts travel restrictions between communities, an Explore BC campaign will launch promoting 2020 as the year of the staycation.The goal is for locals to help offset the losses and save what’s left of a disastrous year for tourism in B.C.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus.