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Özgür Töre
23 August 2021
To minimize the spread of COVID19, including the Delta variant, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at its land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through September 21, while continuing to ensure the flow of essential trade and travel.
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes said, “Travel restrictions are no longer protecting us from the virus – vaccines are. Every day that our land borders remain closed delays America’s economic and jobs recovery, causing greater damage to the millions of people whose livelihoods depend on travel and tourism.
“For each month the status quo continues at the Canadian border, America’s No. 1 source market of inbound arrivals, the United States loses $1.5 billion in potential travel exports, leaving countless American businesses vulnerable.
“Entry restrictions were urgently needed before effective COVID-19 vaccines were widely available, but these shutdowns carried a steep price – the loss of more than 1 million American jobs and $150 billion in export income last year alone.”
Originally Appeared On: https://ftnnews.com/tours/42340-u-s-travel-extends-border-restrictions-with-canada-mexico-through-sept-21