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The 8,891-kilometre border is reopening to fully vaccinated Americans and permanent residents starting Aug. 9, the government announced this week. That means a return of U.S. travellers, and the greenbacks they spend.
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“It’s a positive development,” said Anita Gaffney, executive director of the Stratford Festival.
“In pre-pandemic times, about 20 to 25 per cent of our audience came from the United States. So that represented about 100,000 tickets for us each season. . . . We’ve heard from lots of U.S. patrons that they’re eager to come back to Canada.”
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USA! USA! Region set to cash in on American tourists return
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