The South African Tourism Industry gets a COVID Life Line

PRESS RELEASE THE SA TOURISM INDUSTRY GETS A COVID LIFELINE CAPE TOWN, 23 JUNE 2022 – The announcement by the South African Department of Health that COVID restrictions would be dropped entirely – for both domestic and international travel – came as a lifeline for tourism in the country. Of all the mainstream economic activities […]
MORE Family Collection delighted with the lifting of all regulations

Please attribute Robert More, CEO of MORE Family Collection “With unemployment sitting above 30% and the hospitality being a key player in reducing this, we are delighted with the lifting of all regulations and we can now get back our lives and more importantly our livelihoods”.
Positive impact both on business travel and on conferencing and events in South Africa – Corporate Traveller

Oz Desai, GM Corporate Traveller The relaxation of rules brings South Africa in line with first world countries, such as the US, which were the first to scrap COVID rules for travel and conferencing. This announcement will without a doubt have a positive impact both on business travel and on conferencing and events in South […]
Regulation changes huge boost for South African tourism – GILTEDGE

Sean Kritzinger, Executive Chairman at GILTEDGE I believe the repeal of these regulations will be a huge boost for tourism to South Africa and the greater Southern Africa. It is high time to normalise travel as is already happening in other countries around the world. The fact that we were under constant scrutiny for over […]
BON Hotels are grateful that sanity has eventually prevailed

Guy Stehlik, CEO BON Hotels At BON Hotels we are to an extent grateful that sanity has eventually prevailed when it comes to the absolute ludicrous rules that have hit our industry, the hospitality industry, the hardest out of every industry in this country. I don’t think there’s any other industry that has been hit […]
This is such a joyous occasion – Visit Stellenbosch

Today Visit Stellenbosch is hosting the inaugural Meet Stellenbosch a showcase for the business tourism sector in Stellenbosch. This is such a joyous occasion that we can celebrate the end of restrictions to group gatherings. The MICE industry has really suffered greatly and we are deeply relieved by this decision and we look forward to […]
We are absolutely thrilled – FEDHASA

As FEDHASA, we are absolutely thrilled that Government has lifted the restriction of 50%-only capacity in conferences, events, exhibitions, musical events and big stadium events. This will really help our industry get back on its feet because we now have clarity and certainties. We can actually plan in advance, which is exactly what our industry […]
A sigh of relief for business travellers – voco The Bank Johannesburg

Today is a great day for the travel and tourism industry as we are seeing the scrapping of the last COVID regulations. It will be a sigh of relief for business travellers to be able to attend conferences freely and travel for work without additional admin or costly PCR tests. VOCO is located in the […]
Much-needed boost for both leisure and business live events and exhibitions – RX Africa

The lifting of the existing restrictions is a much-needed boost for both leisure tourism and business tourism live events and exhibitions. The capacity is a commercial issue and it’s affecting all businesses. For us to be able to get back to some sort of normality, which in turn helps feed the economy is really important. […]
The lifting of COVID restrictions is fantastic news for South African travellers – Flight Centre Travel Group

Please attribute Euan McNeil, MD Flight Centre Travel Group, South Africa The lifting of COVID restrictions is fantastic news for South African travellers. The COVID entry requirements imposed by our government during COVID made sense at the height of the pandemic. Lately, however, these restrictions have been causing some confusion for travellers who are unsure […]