How to minimise the impact on your business

 Restructure your
day: Travel agents will
have to learn how to
restructure their day in
line with load shedding.
For example, schedule
appointments with clients
when you don’t need to
be at your computer. Also
start your day earlier or
work later, depending on
load-shedding schedules.
 Invest in UPS: Travel
agents and ITCs should
look into purchasing
back-up batteries (UPS)/
mini-inverters, although
they are costly, to further
increase the battery life of
their laptops and protect
equipment.
 Use a laptop: Travel
agents should look into
replacing their PCs with
laptops and make sure
they keep cellphones and
laptops charged at all
times
 Be resourceful: ITCs
are mobile, so if they are
hit with load shedding
at home they can take
their 3G and work from a
friend’s or parent’s place
or from a coffee shop that
offers WiFi.
 Stay positive:
Jonathan says it is
important for travel
agents to remain positive.
“Don’t take it to heart,
stay upbeat and for
heaven’s sake don’t buy
into this theory that we
are all doomed! Just
work smarter and try and
incorporate load shedding
into your daily lives and
keep your customers
informed of your loadshedding
schedule.”