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Coronavirus: Kingston tourism takes a big hit, but hopes to bounce back with local support
coronavirus pandemic.But the region’s tourism industry is holding out hope for a return to provincewide travel later this year, and help from locals to help keep them afloat.“Kingston was identified in March, by the Conference Board of Canada, as one of the top five communities in the country to be negatively impacted by COVID. A huge part of that is because 8.7 per cent of our workforce is tied directly to accommodation and food service, which has been hard hit, as we know,” said Krista LeClair, executive director of Kingston Accommodation Partners.