B.C. looks to staycations to save tourism GlobeBC
The campaign, according to the plan obtained by The Globe and Mail, is to feature “awe-inspiring footage of bookable experiences” featuring whale and grizzly bear watching, Indigenous culture and culinary adventures.
“Right now, we do not want any tourists or non-residents to come into our community. We’re too vulnerable right now, we have no medical supplies,” said Wally Webber, who is both the elected chief and a hereditary chief. The community of 3,000 people is equipped with one adult and one pediatric ventilator, and their health director, Kirsten Milton, has spent the past two months pleading for more medical support, to no avail.
“Once Dr. Henry encourages people to explore the rest of the province, a lot of comfort will come from those words," Ms. Beare said. She acknowledged that won’t assuage everyone."Certainly there will be communities who won’t be ready to welcome visitors yet. And, of course, we will respect those communities’ wishes.”Rick Snowdon has run a sea kayaking business, Spirit of the West Adventures on Quadra Island, since 1997.
British Columbians have been asked since mid-March to avoid non-essential travel, and there is now pent-up demand to hit the road. When B.C. opened up online booking for camping on May 25, the site crashed because it could not manage the number of access requests. Still, 42,000 campsites were booked on the first day.
“Our community generally is very understanding of the fact that tourism is our bread and butter and we’re really proud to host people and give them a terrific experience,” she said. “And like any other place, there’s some anxiety about COVID-19 transmission rates and understanding what might happen if people start to move in and out of the community.”
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