Canadian tour operators gearing up for the summer are pressing the federal government to tell them when they can expect the border to reopen to big-spending American tourists. Potter's group says a reopening timeline is needed "before the summer tourism season is lost," adding that some tour operators will find it difficult or impossible to survive another year by serving only Canadians. The head of a Halifax-based tour bus and boating company said a little over half of his business is with Americans. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)He said the company has been preparing to reopen, but described the tourism industry as "literally on the edge of collapse." Potter said there is a "lack of urgency" on the Canadian side for planning a border reopening and that the country has been slow to make any public progress on getting a plan in place.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2021 22:47 UTC