December already looking surprisingly good for SA's tourism sector | The Citizen

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It appears the tourism industry will benefit from the scrapping of Covid restrictions, with flights and accommodation bookings for December already seeing a spike.

December is looking surprisingly good for tourism so far, with airlines and accommodation bookings starting to pick up, despite the state of the economy leaving many consumers struggling financially and more pain being on the way in the form of increased inflation and interest rates.

Not everyone books six months in advance, but it is better to book in advance. There has been a notable spike in bookings for flights to Mauritius. “With inflation driven by the cost of oil, all prices are increasing, which could mean a higher average price, but it could also mean that people will have less disposable income as a result of increased living costs, which will then put a squeeze on demand and would keep prices down.”

Simon Newton-Smith, SAA’s interim executive: Commercial, says SAA is already seeing strong demand for December compared to last year, with bookings for Cape Town, Durban and Mauritius increasing by 50% in the last month. Newton-Smith says SAA is not anticipating the same resource issues as the US and Europe where restrictions were lifted just before the peak summer travel season.

 

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