Opinion: Why Alberta needs to kick in for World Cup
Author of the article: Peter Ogilvie
Publishing date:Mar 09, 2022
Over the last two years, there is no segment of Alberta’s economy that has been untouched by the impacts of public health restrictions. While everyone in the business community has faced their fair share of turbulence, the province’s tourism sector has been disproportionately devastated.
Alberta’s tourism industry was incredibly strong and self-sustaining prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, recording 34.7 million visitors and $8.2 billion in tourism expenditures in 2019. Indeed, the province provided some support to our operators in the form of funding and a tourism levy break that helped some businesses on the brink of permanent closure remain open.
However, the Government of Alberta has yet to provide support towards what is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that has the potential to make our province an international destination for major events for the foreseeable future.
That event is the FIFA World Cup 2026.
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