Hotel and travel shares surged on Monday to their highest level since before the outbreak of the pandemic and national lockdown, boosted by optimism that the UK will join other countries that have eased travel restrictions into the country.

The JSE’s travel and leisure index jumped 5.5% to its strongest closing level since March 6 2020, about three weeks before President Cyril Ramaphosa imposed an initial hard lockdown that was due to last about three weeks...

Subscribe now to unlock this article.

Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).

There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.

Cancel anytime.

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Speech Bubbles

Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.