The province’s tourism industry is doing better than last year, but its revenue is still down by $500 million compared to the year before the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the CEO of Tourism Saskatchewan.
Pandemic restrictions meant a huge drop in revenue for tourism industries across the world, including in Saskatchewan, in 2020. There’s improvement this year, but also a lot of uncertainty.
“It’s frustrating to kind of always be looking at restrictions looming. Who knows what’s going to come down the pipe?” said Jacki L’Heureux-Mason, the executive director of Tourism Moose Jaw.
Last year, the total revenue coming in from tourism in Saskatchewan — through spending on things like accommodations, travel, restaurants, and events and activities within the province — was $1.2 billion, Tourism Saskatchewan CEO Jonathan Potts told CBC News.
This year the industry is doing better. It’s projected to see up to $1.8 billion in revenue — possibly a 50 per…
