Travel and tourism sector calls for end of COVID-19 border measures – June 1, 2022

At a news conference in Ottawa, representatives from the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable call on the federal government to end COVID-19 border measures at Canada’s border crossings by June 15. The federal government recently extended current border measures for travellers entering Canada until at least June 30. Taking part in the news conference are Susie Grynol (president and CEO of the Hotel Association of Canada), Monette Pasher (interim president and CEO of the Canadian Airports Council), Suzanne Acton-Gervais (interim president and CEO of the National Airlines Association of Canada), and Patrick Doyle (vice-president and general manager of American Express Global Business Travel).