Tourism operators have mixed feelings about the opening of the U.S. land border Monday.
An end to the 20-month closure of the world's longest undefended frontier marks a sign that restrictions are loosening and more international leisure travel may be on the horizon.
"But as we start to welcome international visitors now back to Canada, as we try and push for PCR testing, changes to protocols, we're hoping to make sure that we're we're looking further afield to people as well to try and bring them to us." "Unless Canada changes that regulation or that order of not requiring a PCR test to re-enter the country, I don't think you're going to see large volumes of people heading into the United States," said Walt Judas, head of British Columbia's tourism association. That holds true for both day trips and longer vacations, he said.
But Tourism Industry Association of Canada CEO Beth Potter says a border that lets visitors filter through in both directions for non-essential travel is one more step on the path to pre-pandemic levels of activity.
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