As Canada remains off a list of countries approved by the government of China as travel destinations for tour groups, some Ottawa businesses are worried about a future without Chinese tourists,
Since February, China has resumed outbound group tours to 138 destinations across the world after it had barred them during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry.about three weeks ago. Canada was not among them.
Cameron said his business is still recovering from the pandemic and having Chinese tourists back would be "very, very important." Destination Canada, the Crown corporation that promotes tourism, told CBC that China was Canada's largest source of tourist arrivals from the Asia-Pacific region in 2019 and used to be Canada's largest market in terms of tourist spending.Colton Hroncich, manager of the Crazy Moose souvenir shop in the ByWard Market, said he's worried about the continued absence of those tourists from his store and what it means for his bottom line.
Karidia Nieto is an assistant manager at Quichua World Market. She says she's disappointed Chinese tour groups won't be returning to her store anytime soon.
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