Canadians embrace travel as COVID measures relax – Saanich News

Zeltzer and her fully-vaccinated family, which includes her husband, 10-year-old son and six-year-old daughter, take off for their Broadway-filled five-day trip to Manhattan the second week of March.

Gerlsbeck said many of her clients are booking vacations for the first time since before the pandemic, including some who’ve postponed the same trips since March 2020.

Gerlsbeck said those solidifying getaways have been put at ease by Canada’s relaxed rule for a PCR test for re-entry — noting it posed a significant financial hurdle for those travelling with large families.

Dianna McKechnie, a mother of two young kids and a teacher in Burlington, Ont., booked a trip to Arizona to see family over March break “immediately” after hearing of the loosened rules.

Banerji said a bump in international travel could lead to a bump in cases across Canada, especially as the timing of spring break trips coincides with other loosening measures.

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