"Even if it is mid-August and not now I think it's still really going to help our industry, especially the outfitters," says Carol Alderdice, president of the Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick. "The fishing and hunting outfitters, most of their customers come from the U.S."
Alderdice says a mid-August border re-opening date would also allow for the traditional uptick in stateside visitors who want to see the province's fall foliage.
U.S. VISITORS KEY MARKET FOR SOME N.B. ATTRACTIONS
Before the pandemic, 90 per cent of visitors to Roosevelt Campobello International Park travelled to the site by crossing the Roosevelt International Bridge, which links Campobello Island to Lubec, Maine.