Last week, we asked if readers thought that PCR tests should no longer be a requirement for visitors coming to East and Southern Africa.
Two-thirds of the 229 respondents (67%) voted ‘yes’, and 23% voted ‘no’. Just 10% responded ‘maybe’.
Safari industry consultant and tourism marketer, Sharon Gilbert-Rivett, wrote in a comment to Tourism Update recently: “Instead of making it fashionable to fly again, we should make it affordable to fly.”
According to her, airlift has always been key to tourism growth in long-haul destinations like South Africa. “Airlift should NOT cost more than the rest of the tourism package (accommodation, activities, car hire, transfers etc), yet it often does, not because of ticket prices but because of surcharges and taxes that effectively double ticket prices in some cases.”
This week, we’d like to know:
