International tourist arrivals to SA have been on the decline, coming in at a three-and-a-half-year low in the third quarter of 2019.
In a bid to turn that around, SA Tourism signed a two-year deal with China’s biggest online platform, Tencent, to lure visitors from the region. But the deadly coronavirus may have thrown a spanner in the works.
Tourism Business Council CEO Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa joined Business Day TV to discuss how the outbreak could affect the country’s tourism sector.
WATCH: How the coronavirus could affect SA’s tourism sector
International tourist arrivals to SA have been on the decline, coming in at a three-and-a-half-year low in the third quarter of 2019.
In a bid to turn that around, SA Tourism signed a two-year deal with China’s biggest online platform, Tencent, to lure visitors from the region. But the deadly coronavirus may have thrown a spanner in the works.
Tourism Business Council CEO Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa joined Business Day TV to discuss how the outbreak could affect the country’s tourism sector.
The South African government plans to double international tourist arrivals by 2030, but the deadly Coronavirus may hamper these plans. Business Day TV spoke to Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of SA to assess the potential impact of the outbreak on the country’s tourism sector.
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