With the last Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings and a mask mandate removed, a top tourism body is expecting this to support a significant increase in foreign travel to SA as the country heads into the summer months.

Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA, said this week that “pent-up demand from foreign tourists is starting to bubble up” after the removal of all restrictions. “We are definitely starting to see more people looking into visiting our country.” ..

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