Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 12, 2021
On 11 February 2021, President Ramaphosa gave his much-anticipated State of the Nation Address. One piece of news was especially welcomed by the tourism and hospitality industry, which is the extension of the UIF TERS scheme from 16 October 2020 to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Oct 4, 2020
South Africa reopened its borders for international travel on 01 October 2020, as part of the relaxed rules in level 1 of lockdown. The decision has been widely welcomed by the tourism and business events sectors, both of which rely on...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 28, 2020
Thembi Kunene-Msimang, the #IAmTourism lobby spokesperson The reopening of international borders from 01 October is a vital step for the recovery of South Afirca’s tourism industry. However, much more needs to be done to ensure this process...
Shanna Jacobsen | Sep 12, 2020
Following the announcement that South Africa’s GDP has contracted by 51% in the second quarter of 2020, Government is facing mounting pressure to reopen the borders for international travel. “Every day we remain closed to international...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 23, 2020
CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, has urged businesses within the travel, tourism and hospitality to act responsibly and comply with the regulations of alert level 2 of lockdown. Tshivehengwa said...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 7, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), in partnership with Bidfood, has launched the Opus4business App. This free-to-use tool was designed to help the local tourism and hospitality industry implement the COVID-19 tourism safety...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 4, 2020
If you missed the Inbound Recovery Strategy webinar on 30 July, a recording is now available. The discussion included an update on the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) Structured Engagement, the Inbound Recovery Strategy –...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 27, 2020
Join the Inbound Recovery Strategy team for an update on all the work behind the scenes to ensure that South Africa is travel ready, including: An update about the TBCSA Structured EngagementThe Inbound Recovery Strategy, including AviationQ&A...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 21, 2020
On 20 July, the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) hosted a webinar to share details about the behind-the-scenes lobbying it has undertaken to ensure tourism is reopened urgently, as well as what the next steps are for this to happen....
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 17, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) is hosting a webinar in order to share details about the behind-the-scenes lobbying it has undertaken to ensure tourism is reopened urgently, as well as what the next steps are for this to...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 14, 2020
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has announced the launch of a free app to assist tourism businesses implement South Africa’s Tourism Industry COVID-19 safety protocols. The app includes free online protocol training and...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 13, 2020
The South African tourism industry, represented by the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), is “considering its options” after failing to convince government to allow intra-provincial domestic tourism to resume under lockdown alert...
