THE tourism sector has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to ease international travel restrictions under level one lockdown and expects to see an increase in business.
Following the President’s announcement of adjusting the country to level one and allowing visitors from any country provided they follow health and safety guidelines, Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda will tomorrow, Wednesday, 3 March, host a Durban Tourism Imbizo, which will present a robust conversation platform on rebuilding the tourism sector together.
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As the tourism sector seeks to recuperate from the devastating effects of Covid-19, the imbizo will bring all tourism role players under one roof to collectively deliberate on steering the sector towards recovery and growth in 2021.
The imbizo will also reflect on the impact of Covid-19 on the sector through data from the 2020 Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Annual Report.
The municipality will further use the platform to update industry players on milestones achieved to date on the City’s Economic Recovery Plan, where tourism is reflected as pillar number three.
The platform will run on Microsoft Teams from 10am to noon: bit.ly/3r5nJAn
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