China News Service, March 18. According to Canada's "Ming Pao" report, a spokesperson for the Ontario Chinese Tourism Association of Canada recently stated that from April 1, it is not necessary to present a new crown test certificate for entry and exit, which will definitely affect tourism in the long run. The recovery of the industry is favorable, but since the epidemic is not over yet, tourists and travel agencies still have concerns, so there will be no significant improvement in the tourism industry in the short term.
He said that at this stage, when customers book overseas tours this summer, travel agencies charge a 5% deposit. If the outbreak cannot be carried out in the future, the travel agency needs to deduct a certain handling fee when canceling the deposit to ensure that the previous service work can obtain a certain income. , but the customer may refuse to sign the contract due to the handling fee when booking.
Also, wearing a mask is an issue.
On March 21, the Ontario government lifted the mask mandate.
Without mandatory regulations, what should be done if customers in a short-distance bus tour group disagree about wearing masks?
Some travel agencies have lost some of their customers as they continue to require tourists to wear masks.
For a small travel agency, this would be a huge loss.
He believes that the government has not imposed strict measures on tourism epidemic prevention, but has left the problem to travel agencies.
At present, most Chinese small and medium-sized travel agencies have adopted a wait-and-see attitude and dare not take orders lightly.
The real recovery of tourism may not come until this summer.