Tourism suffers as people tighten belts this Easter DailyNewsSA
Durban - WITH the Easter weekend upon us, the poor economic situation in the country has taken its toll on the tourism industry. .
He said people were also going for less expensive options like self-catering accommodation and other options like Airbnb or timeshare.Dawie Roodt, the chief economist of Efficient Group, said one reason for the poor occupancy rates was because the economy was in a slump, adding that South Africans were getting poorer.
Foreign tourists were also deterred from coming to the country due to “stupid visa policies”, he said. Tourism KwaZulu-Natal said Durban Tourism had projected that 100000 visitors would arrive this weekend.
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