Afristay and Airbnb say travel in South Africa has returned to normal and then some since the lifting of Covid-19 travel restrictions.
Travel in South Africa is “back in a big way”, with Afristay having seen more than 110% growth than the summer period in 2019 — before Covid-19 travel restrictions kicked in.
“Absolutely, in fact we are seeing growth of about +110% comparing now to even the 2019 summer period!” Bryant said. Bryant provided an overview of online search volumes for South African travel from January 2019 to December 2022, included below. “There’s no doubt that the pandemic had a huge impact on how people travel, and in many ways, changed it for the better,” she said.
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