SA hols riskier than France

15 December 2015 - 02:24 By Nivashni Nair

Holidaying in South Africa is more risky than in the US and France. This is according to the Travel Risks Map 2016, which has declared South Africa as a "medium risk" holiday spot where "periodic political unrest, violent protests, insurgency and/or sporadic acts of terrorism occur".Zimbabwe, Russia, Sudan, Brazil and Tunisia have also been declared medium risk countries, while the US and France are low risk.The study, undertaken by the Chief Marketing Choices Council's GeoBranding Centre and AIG Travel, found that perceptions of conflict have been driving the decline of visitors to Africa.But Russell Jarvis of Travelstart, South Africa's largest travel booking site, believes that the South African tourism industry has reason to be positive."A weakened rand makes South Africa an affordable destination for many of our big overseas markets." ..

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