© Submitted by Derek Strelioff Derek Strelioff, who lives in Ottawa, is considering cancelling his holiday plans to visit his family in Saskatoon because of the omicron coronavirus variant. About 30% of trips cancelled: tourism associationThis worries Derek Strelioff, who works in the public service in Ottawa but is originally from Saskatchewan. She said she's worried about what the omicron variant means for the tourism and hospitality industry, which was slowly starting to recover from the relentless health crisis. International travel curbsCanada banned visitors who have recently been in 10 African countries at the end of November, and has been introducing more travel restrictions and measures to try and curb the spread of the omicron variant. Chase Berry, who lives in Martensville, about 18 kilometres north of Saskatoon, cancelled his upcoming trip to Rochester, New York to see his family.

Source: CBC News December 15, 2021 05:09 UTC