On Thursday, the Western Cape’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism hosted a panel discussion of Covid-19’s impact on international travel and how the sector could adapt to forced changes.
“We have also come to see that there is no best practice but people are choosing to behave correctly,” Mendiratta said. Mendiratta said the country would not be entering a new normal but a next normal. Everything would change, including how people would operate and engage with the industry. Van Schalkwyk said the province’s recovery would be gradual, depending on the travel restrictions and international borders being lifted. A traveller needs to feel safe, especially those who are willing to travel. To prepare for our summer season we need to get our destinations to adapt, she said.