Travel industry welcomes extra public holiday
Holiday on December 27 announced by President Ramaphosa ‘an opportunity for locals to travel’
08 December 2022 - 19:53
The travel industry has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that December 27 will be a public holiday, saying a four-day long weekend will encourage domestic travel, with international travel volumes not yet at 2019 levels.
Ramaphosa used the Public Holidays Act to declare Tuesday December 27 a paid holiday because Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, meaning Monday should become a public holiday, but it is one already. ..
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