'We will continue to shed jobs': How lockdown ravaged SA's tourism industry

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Reports released by Stats SA show a sharp decrease in the number of tourists visiting SA in December last year and a resultant loss of income for the tourist accommodation industry.

Another report by Stats SA on tourism and migration for December 2020 showed that foreign arrivals decreased by 82.1% .

While 772,945 visitors came from other African countries in December 2019, only 161,358 arrived in December last year. He said the restrictions put in place at the end of December, when President Cyril Ramaphosa placed the country on adjusted level 3 lockdown, did not help. He said the situation was far worse because informal sector tourism businesses were not accounted for in the statistics released by Stats SA. These included people selling merchandise, such as arts and crafts, to tourists.

 

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