Vancouver Aquarium closing to the public until further notice

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Originally Posted by WBC

The real economy is fine. Even retail is coming back. But the experience economy is getting slammed. At the end of the day the entertainment, the restaurants and tourism are not what drives the economy - they are the icing on the cake that people spend money on when things are going well. None of that stuff is really needed. And, yes it sucks for people who work in these areas, particularly because these are low paid jobs, but the world is not going to end because of it.

Last time I checked tourism was part of the “real economy”.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/tourism-immigration/tourism-resources/value-of-tourism