In Feb 2022, Afristay performed an email based study with our 15,000 travel accommodation establishments across South Africa, to better understand the current situation within the travel industry. We received 750 replies.
Encouragingly there has been a recovery in the industry, however clearly the devastating effects from the pandemic still linger, below are the highlights:
- Only 1 in 3 travel establishments say that their business has returned to normal.
- 41% of establishments said their businesses are still severely impacted.
- Only 53% of establishments have returned to their normal staffing levels.
- 1 in 3 establishments are still operating with less than half their usual staff.
Results
