Blue Train harmer blow a warning of more decline in SA tourism sector

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While there will be those who point out, correctly, that this does not affect them directly, it is the indirect impact of the collapse of South Africa’s image as a tourist destination which is ominous.

Just when our battered tourism industry was contemplating the return of foreign visitors, as travel and health restrictions are eased, it was given a hammer blow by the news that one of the jewels in our tourism crown, the Blue Train, has been taken out of operation. ALSO READ: The sun must set on lockdowns to help hard hit tourism industry The Blue Train was...

Just when our battered tourism industry was contemplating the return of foreign visitors, as travel and health restrictions are eased, it was given a hammer blow by the news that one of the jewels in our tourism crown, the Blue Train, has been taken out of operation.The Blue Train was beset with problems even before the recent derailments and deliberate torching of some of its carriages.

of the collapse of rail infrastructure. Cables have been stolen , stations have been stripped and even rails have been removed. Our railways have the look of a post-apocalyptic nightmare. Yet, that is not the only bad news for our overall image as being “The world in one country”, to revive an old SA Tourism slogan. Recent reports predict there may be no more rhinos in the Kruger National Park in as little as three years, while visitors are warned not to swim in the sea off Durban because of sewage pollution.

 

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