Mauritius lifts travel ban on SA and neighbouring countries

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The Covid-19 travel ban imposed by Mauritius on SA, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia is being lifted on Friday.

“We are very pleased that South Africans can once again travel to Mauritius,” said Arvind Bundhun, director of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority .

The ban has had dire consequences for the travel and tourism industries of both Mauritius and SA — the latter typically sending about 120,000 travellers to the island each year, reportedMauritius had initially extended its ban on travel from Southern African countries until January 31 despite the presence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the Indian Ocean island.

MTPA said in a statement that the country's health authorities continued to implement a wide-ranging Covid-19 response and were prioritising the rollout of booster doses for people who are already double vaccinated. The vaccination of 15 to 18-year-olds is also under way.

 

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Too late. Holidays are over. Mauritius lost out millions because they wanted to copy Europe (with most Omicron)and USA on the banning of South Africa even though Omicron does not originate from SA but discovered in SA. Poor decision making by SeeMauritius and their government.

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Lets ban Mauritius as our travel destination

Too little too late

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