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Plett Tourism estimates tourism has dropped by half.
By Siphokazi Mnyobe
20 Jan 2021 13:00
Sonwabo Micheal Somfele has been a sand sculptor for more than four years at Lookout Beach in Plettenberg Bay, but since the closure of the beaches and with fewer tourists around, he is struggling to make ends meet. Image: Siphokazi Mnyobe
Artists and small business owners in Plettenberg bay say they are battling to make a decent living since the beaches were closed.
Plett Tourism Association acting CEO says millions of rands were lost during the hard lockdown and the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Plett - not all the rage then Thousands of Gautengers not getting their money back from booked accommodation - THAT S Plett Rage was one of the jibes that spread through social media networks this week. But for many, the canning of the event is no laughing matter. Correspondent Thursday, 17 December 2020, 09:30 The annual Plett Rage festival s cancellation for the Class of 2020 is set to cost the economy at least R48-million. INSET: Plett Tourism acting chief executive Patty Butterworth. Photos: Supplied
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - While most agree that it was the right decision to cancel the annual Plett Rage student festival, its absence is set to leave a deep scar on the local economy. The decision was made to curb the spread of Covid-19 following an outbreak at a similar event in Kwazulu-Natal recently.
By Nomahlubi jordaan and Andre Jurgens - 16 December 2020 Plett Tourism supports the closure of beaches on December 16 and 25 and January 1 when people gather in numbers over the festive season. Image: Sandile Ndlovu
Coastal towns identified as Covid-19 hotspots on the Garden Route and in the Eastern Cape are reeling as tourists cancel holiday bookings after the closure of popular beaches.
The impact of the beach ban is anticipated to run into hundreds of millions of rand due to the cancellation of accommodation bookings which could lead to more job losses and businesses closing.
On beaches spared from the festive season ban, such as those in Cape Town, authorities are scrambling to enforce new lockdown rules published on Tuesday that limit operating hours to between 9am and 6pm. Failure to comply will see the national government step in and shut down affected beaches for the festive season.
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