SOUTH Africans looking abroad for a summer break may find discounted holiday packages on Black Friday this year. But they won’t be anywhere near as special as deals offered before the Covid-19 outbreak.
The world is reopening to travellers after a year of heightened coronavirus-induced restrictions. This is particularly true for South Africans who were, at one stage, the most restricted travellers in the world due to the country’s detection of the Beta variant.
With travel bans easing, local Covid-19 infection rates reaching record lows, and the rollout of internationally recognised digital vaccine certificates, South Africans suffering from cabin fever are looking for an escape. And holiday season is just around the corner.
“The demand is huge,” Sue Garrett, the general manager of supply, pricing, and marketing for Flight Centre Travel Group, told Business Insider South Africa.
“Over the past four weeks, particularly since the UK opened, we’ve been inundated
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