As summer rolls on, it doesn’t take much to realize that tourism is down in Kelowna this year.
The bridge is running smoothly at rush hour, there’s not many out of province license plates on the road and Kelowna businesses that rely on tourism say things are slower than usual.
Kelowna Boat Rentals has been booked solid in past years from July through August, but this year is different.
“Business has definitely been a little down this year. I think it’s mostly because of that Airbnb ban. That seems to be it. It’s kind of a ghost town down here compared to usual,” said Tom Entwistle, manager at Kelowna Boat
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