Jack Knox: Ferries in limbo while awaiting cross-border clarity timescolonist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timescolonist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Victoria Clipper, Black Ball Ferry optimistic on US-Canada border reopening
The Victoria Clipper and Black Ball Ferry Line plan to await further guidelines from the Canadian government before resuming operations. Author: Christine Pae (KING 5) Published: 9:46 PM PDT July 16, 2021 Updated: 9:47 PM PDT July 16, 2021
SEATTLE The news from the Canadian government this week that non-essential travel between its border with the U.S. could resume in August for fully vaccinated Americans has some ferry travel businesses feeling cautiously optimistic at best. We re certainly happy to hear that turn; there s optimism in terms of opening the border, said Clipper CEO David Gudgel.
The Clipper is a high-speed ferry service that takes travelers from Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia. In normal times, the service can transport about 260,000 people a year between Victoria and Seattle, according to Gudgel.
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American tourists spend 70% more than Canadian tourists, while overseas visitors spend 133% more
Author of the article: Lisa Cordasco
Publishing date: Jul 10, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 8 minute read • Tourists aboard a horse and carriage ride as it passes the B.C. legislature on July 6. As COVID-19 numbers continue to drop in the province and around the country the provincial government has eased restrictions allowing tourism to slowly returning to Victoria. Photo by Chad Hipolito /PNG
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VICTORIA Hoteliers, tourist attraction operators and downtown Victoria merchants are welcoming the return of the summer tourist season, but they’re bracing for a trickle, rather than a flood, of visitors this year.