ACTA’s submission included eight recommendations, including:
- Attract and retain a sustainable travel & tourism workforce
- Embrace a whole-of-government approach, including all Ministries in the strategy
- Improve access for travellers to and within Canada
- Tie any new COVID-19 restrictions with financial subsidies for hard-hit travel & tourism businesses
- Ensure independent travel agents are included in future federal support programs
- Forgive federal COVID-19 loans for hard-hit travel & tourism businesses
- Build a regenerative and inclusive travel & tourism industry to rebuild an economically stable sector
- Mandate that travel agent commission protection be included in all federal supplier support programs
As a member of the steering committee, ACTA’s recommendations were developed in close cooperation with the Coalition of Hardest-Hit Businesses to build industry consensus.
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