Last week we asked if readers’ businesses had been successful in applying for the COVID-19 government loan scheme.
The poll revealed that only 21% of respondents had successfully applied and been granted a loan. See the results below.
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Have applied and been denied. |
47% |
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Applied but not heard back yet. |
34% |
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Have applied and been granted the loan. |
21% |
Has reopening intra-provincial leisure travel helped the sector?
We would like to know what the reopening of intra-provincial travel means to accommodation establishments (including game lodges) in South Africa.
Statistics released by online booking system, NightsBridge, showed an increase in bookings over the recent long weekend and an overall increased demand for travel. The booking system reported that over 9 000 bookings across more than 2 500 properties had been booked over the period.
NightsBridge MD, Theresa Emerick, said while certain provinces had benefited from the opening of intra-provincial travel, others relied more on inter-provincial travel.
“The Western Cape received 42% of the online bookings for this long weekend, with KwaZulu Natal in second place at 16% and Gauteng 13%. However, accommodation providers in provinces like Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West are reliant on leisure travellers from other provinces and will need the lockdown to be lifted for leisure travel across provincial borders to survive,” said Emerick.
This week’s poll question is:
Has your accommodation benefited from the opening of intra-provincial leisure travel?
- There have been no bookings.
- A little, but not enough to cover overhead costs.
- Quite a few but at reduced rates.
- We are waiting for inter-provincial travel to open before we reopen.
