Canada Implementing Travel Ban
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that, beginning March 18, the Government of Canada will bar foreign nationals from all countries, except the U.S., from...
Transport Canada Delays Cruise-Ship Season, Limits Air Arrivals
OTTAWA — On March 13, Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, announced the implementation of new measures pertaining to cruise ships in Canadian waters.
As a response...
Hotel Chains Update Cleaning Protocols
TORONTO — Major hotel companies have issued new statements regarding health and safety in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The latest statement from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts...
Expert: Now is the Time to Start Planning for Industry Recovery
TORONTO — For the last few years, industry analysts have predicted clear skies ahead, barring any unforeseen circumstances. The unusually long-lived positive cycle even caused some anxiety,...
Ontario Public Health Holds Press Conference on COVID-19
TORONTO — On March 12, Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, and Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto Medical Officer of Health, held a press...
New GBTA Research Shows Coronavirus Continues to Impact the Business Travel Industry
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact the global business-travel industry, with companies cancelling meetings and instituting blanket business-travel cancellations, according to the latest research...
Canadian Government Releases Economic Package in Response to COVID-19
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has outlined Canada’s whole-of-government response to COVID-19, by establishing a more than $1-billion COVID-19 Response Fund.
In addition to continuing work to...
Hotel Industry Responds to Growing Public-Health Concerns
TORONTO — Global concerns regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impacts continue to grow as the situation develops, and many experts agree it will have a notable impact...
