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Quebec steps up to support aching tourism and hotels: Reaction from the Hotel Association of Canada

from Hotel Association of Canada

Quebec steps up to support aching tourism and hotels: Reaction from the Hotel Association of Canada Hotel Association of Canada In light of the Government of Quebec announcement concerning significant financial commitments for the recovery of its tourism and hotel sector, the President of the Hotel Association of Canada Susie Grynol declared as follows: “The Hotel Association of Canada and its Quebec partner the Association Hôtellerie Québec have been working very closely with governments to raise awareness on the extremely complicated and precarious situation of hotels across the country. As choice employers of 300,000 Canadians and operators of structuring infrastructures for businesses and communities in every city and town, hotels have been hit first and the hardest by COVID-19, and will take the longest to recover. While federal response programs such as the wage subsidy, interest-free loans and limited loan guaranteed for SMBs have helped, they will not replace the critical mass of leisure and business travellers needed for Canadian hotels and their tourism partners to continue operating sustainably and profitably,” declared Susie Grynol. READ MORE

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