Ottawa Devastated by Lack of Visitors; Long Tourism Recovery Awaits

Ottawa Devastated by Lack of Visitors; Long Tourism Recovery Awaits

December 29, 2020 ctn_admin

CBC – COVID-19 took $1.4 billion in visitor spending out of the Ottawa economy and businesses say they are facing the prospect of a long recovery.

Hotels, despite being deemed an essential service at the beginning of the pandemic and remaining open throughout, say bookings have been down all year. They’ve also lost business from cancelled events and conferences.

Ottawa Tourism estimates that $1.4 billion worth of visitor spending was lost due to COVID-19, which has so far led to the cancellations of almost a year’s worth of festival programming and major events like Canada Day.