SA’s tourism recovery ‘not happening fast enough’

Tourism Update readers believe that South Africa’s tourism recovery is not happening fast enough, despite promising increases in the number of tourists arriving in 2022. In our latest poll, 61% of respondents were not enamoured by the pace of the recovery; 26% said recovery was progressing at exactly the pace they expected; and 13% said recovery was happening faster than expected. 

How will LATAM’s return boost the South American market?

If all goes to plan, the South American market will again be serviced by a direct flight from July next year, with LATAM Airlines announcing the resumption of thrice-weekly flights between São Paulo and Johannesburg. We want to know what benefits you think this long-awaited return will have for the inbound tourism industry.