American tourists flock to northern border as Canada welcomes them back after 16 months

Record ID: 1631445

  • Title: American tourists flock to northern border as Canada welcomes them back after 16 months
  • Date: 9th August 2021
  • Summary: BLAINE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 9, 2021) (REUTERS) CARS PULLING UP TO CROSS BORDER INTO CANADA CANADIAN FLAG BLOWING IN WIND VARIOUS OF CARS LINED UP TO CROSS BORDER INTO CANADA WIDE SHOT WOMAN READING MAGAZINE IN CAR TIGHT SHOT OF WOMAN TURNING PAGE OF MAGAZINE CARS LINED UP TO CROSS BORDER
  • Embargoed: 24th August 2021 00:16
  • Keywords: Canada opens border U.S.-Canada border fully vaccinated Americans
  • Location: BLAINE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
  • City: BLAINE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Health/Medicine,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EPK7OLJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Long delays were reported at the border on Monday (August 9) as Canada finally opened to fully vaccinated American tourists for the first time in 16 months, causing a rush of travelers during the busy summer season - and bottlenecks for a desperate tourism industry.
    Government data showed a seven-hour wait for the Fort Frances, Ontario, and International Falls, Minnesota, crossing. Fort Frances advertises itself online as "rarely experiencing delays."
    Several crossings in Ontario and New Brunswick - between the states of New York and Maine - had waits of three hours.
    Canada barred all leisure travel from the United States in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But as of Aug. 9 fully vaccinated Americans are able to enter the country.
    International travelers who are fully vaccinated will be allowed to enter in early September.
    (Production: David Ryder, Vanessa Johnston)
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