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Who can book? Island tourism operators seek more clarity on health orders

Who can book? Island tourism operators seek more clarity on health orders
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Jack Knox: In Lillian Hunt, the Island lost a builder of bridges

Jack Knox: In Lillian Hunt, the Island lost a builder of bridges
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Little ferries launch season with optimism for a better tourism year

Three little ferries chugged out of pandemic hibernation on Monday with payloads of happy locals and a cautious optimism that a tourism season of some form is on the horizon. The Victoria Harbour. . .

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Little ferries launch with optimism for a better tourism year

“Obviously we’re not expecting a wild influx of tourists, but we wanted to be out there and be all about our local community,” said Victoria Harbour Ferry general manager Barry Hobbis. “We want to get locals out on the water to relax and enjoy the views, take the kids to Fisherman’s Wharf or travel up the Gorge. A lot of people have been at home for months.” The company will launch more of their vessels as demand increases, including one of its four electric boats for tours of the Gorge Waterway. Hobbis said although a return to normal tourism is likely still a year away “there is a light at the end of the tunnel.”

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Struggle to come back will take years : Vancouver Island Tourism CEO

‘Struggle to come back will take years’: Vancouver Island Tourism CEO SHARE ON: @NaturalWild66 Instagram Of all B.C.’s economic sectors impacted by COVID-19, you could argue tourism and hospitality has been hit the hardest. The numbers show just how much of a downturn the sector has taken because of the pandemic. In a pre-COVID year, tourism generates $3.5-billion and supports 70,000 jobs in the Vancouver Island region But domestic overnight visitation to the island is down 43 percent, since the most recent public health orders and guidelines were implemented. Research collected by the BC Regional Tourism Secretariat also shows: Only 17 percent of BC tourism businesses in the five regions have been operating as usual;

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