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SA marine tourism businesses desperate for people to get back in the water
By Travel Reporter
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Covid-19 has dealt a bad hand for the tourism industry in South Africa. For those tour operators that appeal almost solely to international travellers, there is still a long road to recovery ahead.
Take shark cage diving, for instance. This activity is hugely popular with foreign tourists but isn’t something that typically draws locals into the water. Just one Cape Town business lost, conservatively-speaking, an estimated R40 million in revenue in the past year.
Zile de Kock, executive marketing manager of Marine Dynamics Shark and Whale Tours, said their business relied 100% on tourism.