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Ebola to hit Cape tourism where it hurts
Bi?nne Huisman @City_Press #Ebola 16 November 2014 15:00
Noubactep Fannwoui (41) fears that the panic over Ebola will mean fewer tourists visiting her stall at Greenmarket Square in Cape Town. Picture: Nasief Manie
South Africa may be Ebola-free, but the virus is poised to hit the country where it hurts: in the pocket.
Holiday-makers from Europe, the US and especially Asia are ditching travel plans to Africa ? and South Africa ? because they?re terrified of Ebola.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene last week revealed that the government had allocated an extra R33 million to prevent the epidemic?s spread to South Africa.
But this may be too little too late for Cape Town?s tourism sector, which faces crippling losses over the summer season ? more than half of the bosses in the industry reported booking cancellations in a recent survey...
Ebola to hit Cape tourism where it hurts
Bi?nne Huisman @City_Press #Ebola 16 November 2014 15:00
Noubactep Fannwoui (41) fears that the panic over Ebola will mean fewer tourists visiting her stall at Greenmarket Square in Cape Town. Picture: Nasief Manie
South Africa may be Ebola-free, but the virus is poised to hit the country where it hurts: in the pocket.
Holiday-makers from Europe, the US and especially Asia are ditching travel plans to Africa ? and South Africa ? because they?re terrified of Ebola.
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene last week revealed that the government had allocated an extra R33 million to prevent the epidemic?s spread to South Africa.
But this may be too little too late for Cape Town?s tourism sector, which faces crippling losses over the summer season ? more than half of the bosses in the industry reported booking cancellations in a recent survey...