NewsR Staff
The global pandemic has taken its toll on one of world’s most popular leisure destinations. Now, in the peak of its summer season, Niagara Falls awaits visitors.
With borders closed and constrains of social distancing, coronavirus has hit hard particularly in the tourist centres though every community is feeling the heat. Niagara Falls is the most popular leisure destination in Canada, normally welcoming 12 million visitors a year.
The falls and the city are the top draw in Niagara region, which also boasts wineries, amusement parks, historic sites fetching business of $2.4-billion annually from tourism. The authorities are however pulling all the strings to bring things on right track.
The provincial government, in a move aimed to encourage domestic visitors to the region, has launched a $1-million promotional campaign. But it failed to yield the desired results.
The region is scheduled to move to Stage 3 reopening soon. Restaurants, gyms, movie theatres and other businesses will be allowed to serve customers indoors, but no more than 50 at once (and a maximum of 100 for outdoor gatherings). The city’s two giant casinos, Casino Niagara and Fallsview, which can handle 10,000 visitors at a time, announced they will remain closed.
The authorities feel that attendance at the falls will climb and so the number of people visiting the major attractions run by the Niagara Parks Commission. The photos that appeared to show Canada Day throngs on city streets raised some worries on social media; most of the time one can move around without any real concern of being crowded.
