00:00A lot of the tour guides and tour companies is suffering as well.
00:04Imran Ruda says travel disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East have cut deeply into his international tour
00:10guide business,
00:11which relies heavily on visitors from the Gulf region.
00:14So in a normal season, about 60 to 80 percent of my bookings comes from the Middle Eastern clients.
00:21I've lost between 350,000 to 500,000 rand over the past few months due to the war in the
00:30Middle East alone.
00:31This has had a direct impact on my business, especially because many of these are regular returning clients that travel
00:40annually
00:41and haven't made any plans this year due to the uncertainty.
00:44He's not the only one feeling the impact.
00:46Hotels and travel agents are reporting cancellations, higher costs, and a sharp drop in bookings.
00:53Peter Von Eck is the chief operating officer at the Bonn Hotel Group.
00:57With the disruption with the flights and the cost of the flights inbound and domestically,
01:03we had to change stack with different hotels, focused on domestic travel as opposed to international travel.
01:10At Cape Town International Airport, flights continue to arrive and depart.
01:14But travel companies report changing patterns, with shorter lead times, cautious spending, and fewer premium leisure trips.
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