Locals urged to take a staycation this coming season

Josiah Montsho While a weakened rand has many negative implications for the country’s economic growth and wellbeing, it is proving to boost tourism numbers and revenue as South Africa becomes an even more attractive holiday destination amongst international travellers. It is also positively impacting domestic travel figures as locals are increasingly opting to take “staycations” to save on travel costs. This is according to Josiah Montsho, General Manager at Pepperclub Hotel & Spa – a five star hotel in Cape Town – who was speaking in light of the upcoming 2016/17 holiday season. “While the continued favourable exchange rate for international travellers is set to positively influence the increase of inbound tourism to the country, there is a clear shift of domestic travellers seeking local holiday destinations in South Africa, especially towards the end of the year over the holiday period. “The weak exchange rate of the rand to other currencies, such as the dollar and the euro,...