Extension on cruise ship ban another blow to hard hit B.C. tourism industry Business for the Kelowna-based company has dropped by 93 per cent since the pandemic hit, and its staff has decreased from 60 to just 7 people, two of them on-call only.“Historically, we service the tour industry,” said Corinne Underwood, the company’s co-general manager and vice-president of sales and marketing.“So we provide transportation services throughout British Columbia, Alberta, parts of the U.S.
for wholesale tour operators. And in addition, we provide local services for hockey teams, school groups, government.”But with pandemic-related health orders and travel restrictions in place, motorcoach companies like BlueStar are facing enormous losses.“We’re.