Africa’s $168bn tourism industry paralysed by Covid-19
Mauritius recorded its last coronavirus death on April 27, but that won’t be enough to get travellers back
11 August 2020 - 16:58
Global restrictions on travel have dealt a devastating blow to African nations that depend on tourists and their hard currency to support an industry that employs millions of people on the continent.
National carriers in Mauritius, Kenya and Namibia ran into more financial trouble as flights were grounded. In SA, listed hotel group Sun International announced two of its casinos won’t reopen after the country’s coronavirus lockdown ends. Kenya expects the number of flight passengers to fall by about 1.6-million and losses of as much as $511m in hotel room revenue if the pandemic persists...
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