OPERATORS and agents are reporting
a slowdown in bookings leading up to
the May 8 elections.
Terry Munro, md of Beachcomber
Tours, says the slowdown has been in
effect for the last four to six weeks.
“Enquiries are still flowing in but
there is a slow uptake in conversions
at present,” says director of sales
for World Leisure Holidays, Brenda
Mitchell.
Product manager for Harvey World
Travel, Monica Horn, says she too
has noticed low consumer confidence
leading up to the elections, with
agents working harder to convert
quotes into bookings.
“Customers don’t want to commit
to a big spend at present. This is
nothing particularly unusual about
this though – we tend to see a similar
slow-down prior to every election,”
says Aadil Esack, gm product and
marketing of XL Travel Head Office.
Md of Flight Centre Travel Group,
Andrew Stark, says FCTG has grown
accustomed to South Africans.
OPERATORS and agents are reporting
a slowdown in bookings leading up to
the May 8 elections.
Terry Munro, md of Beachcomber
Tours, says the slowdown has been in
effect for the last four to six weeks.
“Enquiries are still flowing in but
there is a slow uptake in conversions
at present,” says director of sales
for World Leisure Holidays, Brenda
Mitchell.
Product manager for Harvey World
Travel, Monica Horn, says she too
has noticed low consumer confidence
leading up to the elections, with
agents working harder to convert
quotes into bookings.
“Customers don’t want to commit
to a big spend at present. This is
nothing particularly unusual about
this though – we tend to see a similar
slow-down prior to every election,”
says Aadil Esack, gm product and
marketing of XL Travel Head Office.
Md of Flight Centre Travel Group,
Andrew Stark, says FCTG has grown
accustomed to South Africans.
