Tourism needs to open soon

Writer: De Waal Steyn.

Both the Western Cape Government and the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) are intensifying efforts to persuade the government to permit tourism for leisure purposes.

Local tourism operators and thousands of residents dependent on visitors to our shores are facing a dismal future if tourism-related activities are not allowed soon.

Western Cape Minister of Finance & Economic Opportunities, David Maynier, has written to both the Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and the Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, requesting that under Level 3 lockdown restrictions intra-provincial travel and tourism for leisure be allowed, subject to strict safety protocols.

“With severe restrictions on international and local travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, there is no doubt that the tourism sector has been hard-hit during this crisis and will require a great deal of support to ensure its survival,” Maynier said.

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