As the weather gets warmer, tourism in the Buffalo Niagara region becomes more visible – whether it’s the blue ponchos at the Maid of the Mist or convention attendees making their way down Franklin street to the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
But tourism and hospitality keep the region humming all year long. It is especially the case in Niagara County, where more than 20% of jobs are tied to tourism, according to data from Oxford Economics Co, overtaking agriculture as its No. 1 employer.
And the impact from the pandemic continues to be felt, even as crossing restrictions at the Canadian border have been lifted. Leisure and hospitality jobs are down 9% from pre-pandemic levels, according to the state Labor Department.
The industry is still building its way back from the Covid-19 crash, which put a stop to business travel, closed the Canadian border and drastically changed consumer and business travel habits.
Here are a few of the challenges the industry faces as it goes forward.
It has been three years since the Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. In the pro…
The labor shortage has hit the hospitality and tourism industries especially hard.
Restaurants and hotels were forced to shut down or reduce operations during Covid-19, and, by April…
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