- Travel to and from South Africa has been severely disrupted by restrictions imposed by more than 70 countries in the wake of the Omicron variant’s discovery.
- South Africa’s already embattled tourism industry was betting on a busy summer season to recoup losses incurred during a year of restricted travel.
- But following Omicron’s detection, more than R1 billion worth of bookings have been cancelled.
- And holidaymakers are likely to rethink travel to South Africa once restrictions are lifted.
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International travel bans imposed on South Africa following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant have decimated the tourism sector’s hopes of a busy summer season. Psychological effects of this swift global response are likely to dissuade holidaymakers for much longer.
South Africa’s reeling tourism sector, which supported close to 800,000 jobs and contributed more than R130 billion to the country’s economy prior to…