{"id":783,"date":"2020-04-14T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/?p=783"},"modified":"2020-04-15T16:21:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:21:32","slug":"save-south-african-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/save-south-african-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Save South African Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-784 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_534255058_resize.jpg?resize=800%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"header \" width=\"800\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_534255058_resize.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_534255058_resize.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_534255058_resize.jpg?resize=768%2C463&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.leisureportfolio.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/shutterstock_534255058_resize.jpg?resize=1024%2C617&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Now is the time for us to stand together while standing apart.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is important that we all do our best in ensuring that we maintain hygienic principles and that we all remain home, during this time, in our efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19. As President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his speech,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cThis is a decisive measure to save millions of South Africans from infection and save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We ask that you please consider postponing your stay to a later date as we work towards preserving the tourism sector within South Africa, together. For assistance in this regard, kindly be in touch with our team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:enquiries@leisureportfolio.co.za\">enquiries@leisureportfolio.co.za<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>#SaveSouthAfricanTourism #PostponeDontCancel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t travel now, so we can travel later. We will meet again.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Don\u2019t travel now So you can travel later. A message from South African Tourism.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v38Fd9B9_uM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now is the time for us to stand together while standing apart. &nbsp; It is important that we all do our best in ensuring that we maintain hygienic principles and that we all remain home, during this time, in our efforts to flatten the curve of COVID-19. 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