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Global headlines about riots in SA are expected to have a big impact on important travel decisions currently being made by international tourists.
International tourism is a vital component for SA s tourism industry and has already been severely impacted by coronavirus restrictions and the slow rollout of vaccinations in SA.
Tourism leaders explain why it is so important to address the damage currently being done to the brand of SA as a destination.
Looting and riots could have a lasting impact on South Africa s image – and could prove to be the final nail in the coffin of an already hammered tourism sector, industry representatives say.
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Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion agency, would like to congratulate its very own, Thiru Naidoo for being elected to the executive committee o
Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion agency, would like to congratulate its very own, Thiru Naidoo for being elected to the executive committee of the Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI) Western Cape.
The announcement was made at the SAACI AGM held at Park Inn Radisson Hotel in Cape Town last week. Naidoo, also the current acting manager of the Cape Town and the Western Cape Convention Bureau was excited about her appointment and looks forward to forming part of the SAACI executive committee.
Income from accommodation decreased by 35.9% year-on-year in March 2021. (iStock)
The impact of the coronavirus related lockdowns and travel bans is still reflected in the tourism accommodation sector.
Data released by Stats SA shows a year-on-year negative trend for tourism accommodation in March this year.
Hotel accommodation has taken the biggest knock.
The tourist accommodation industry s unadjusted income has decreased by nearly half year-on-year, with hotels taking the biggest knock, Stats SA said on Monday.
Measured in nominal terms, the sector s total income decreased by 45.3% in March 2021 compared to March 2020.
This includes other income, for example from restaurants and bars.
The quarterly comparison, meanwhile, shows that income from accommodation decreased by just under 65% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the first quarter of 2020.