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Visa regs had role in 80-year-old `granddaddy`s` demise

Source: Tourism Update, 30/09/2015

The October issue of Hotel & Restaurant magazine will be the
last.

After 80 years, a `granddaddy` of B2B publishing, Hotel & Restaurant
magazine, will effectively shut down this week when it publishes its
last issue and closes its news website.

Lamenting the closure of one of South Africa`s oldest magazines,
long-time editor, Andrew Moth, who retired last year, apportioned some
of the blame to the way government is hindering the growth of
tourism.

He pointed out that hotel suppliers had also been hit hard by the
failure of the South African economy to grow. "Tourism should be the
fastest growing industry in South Africa but it is hamstrung by
stupidity at the top levels of government and general incompetence in
the civil service. Although South Africa offers a business and leisure
tourism experience that is among the best in the world, travellers
find it difficult to get here because of red tape over visas. South
Africa is a long-haul destination but policy makers must get out of
the way and allow tourism professionals to make it easy to fly here
and do business or have a holiday."

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