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 | Sep 6, 2020
Reviving the tourism industry in the wake of COVID-19 requires creativity and collaboration, both of which are at the heart of the Support Stellenbosch drive to encourage locals to experience and share their town the same way a tourist would. “As...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 20, 2020
Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa would move into alert level 2 of lockdown at midnight on Monday, 17 August 2020, the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs promulgated the new regulations. (You can...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 14, 2020
Touch Down Travel Tech (TDTT) is a new business that develops end-to-end technology platforms to better connect tourism suppliers and their customers. Their website explains: “Created to break the model of the typical tourism distribution company,...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jul 18, 2020
Petitions and protests are being organised across South Africa by tourism stakeholders who are frustrated with the current regulations which include an outright ban on all leisure tourism (read more about this here) – despite the taxi industry...
