SA is geared towards international visitors, so domestic market cannot compensate
SA Tourism says nearly 440,000 tourism jobs are at risk in 2020, and the sector is expected to lose R80bn in foreign receipts
31 August 2020 - 14:08
Lisa Krohn’s Ashanti Lodge in Cape Town — normally abuzz with backpackers from around the world — today sits largely empty, a sign of how the pandemic has crushed SA's tourist industry.
“This place is like a morgue,” she said, contemplating the Victorian-era building's deserted foyer...
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