Meadow Lake travel agency experiencing decline in bookings despite local restrictions being eased
Despite COVID-19 restrictions being lifted across Saskatchewan, there are still some businesses and industries feeling the effects stemming from the pandemic.
Travel Escapes, Meadow Lake’s local travel agency, is reported to still be suffering the consequences of other countries’ public health measures. Debbie Sheppard, the owner of this establishment, noted when the pandemic originally hit back in 2020, she received many requests from clients to cancel trips or push them back to a later date.
Fast forward to July 2021, she mentioned while she has helped some people re-book their trips, some clients are still requesting cancellations due to other countries’ approach to the public health crisis.
“I’m already getting cancellations, because some of the countries are putting more restrictions on again. Cuba has put on the new restriction in July where you have to quarantine. So, it seems like everything’s still so up in the air,” Sheppard said.