DURBAN’s hospitality sector officials have moved into damage-control mode and have said they are optimistic about the turnout for this week’s Tourism Indaba.Officials have even gone as far as to say the event will restore the city’s dented image and that they expect thousands to visit the flagship tourism event.Tourism Indaba is regarded as one of Africa’s largest marketing events and generates millions of rands for the city.Durban’s tourism brand has taken a beating following weeks of xenophobic violence that displaced thousands of mostly African foreign immigrants.At least seven people were killed — three South Africans and four foreign nationals — during the flare-up in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng.Mozambique is boycotting this year’s Tourism Indaba, which starts on Saturday, apparently in protest against some of its nationals being attacked and killed.It is understood that delegates from the US, UK and other African countries cancelled their bookings after the unrest broke...
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