Level 3 Business Travel Regulations has literally opened doors. Many places of accommodation began to accept business travellers from 1 June. Airlines started flights on 5 June with most resuming flights from 15 June. Car hire companies were allowed to operate from Level 4.
Business travel permits required
All places require a permit of some kind to accept a booking. Business travellers, apart from the normal ID requirements, need to carry two items; firstly a letter on a company letterhead signed by a manager of the company stating that the person is travelling on essential business, secondly a copy of the businesses Essential Service Certification.
Business travellers are also required to wear face masks and follow all the sanitisation rules of the service provider.
Sanitisation by service providers
Service providers are required to sanitise before opening and after each guest departs. Airports and airplanes have very strict rules. Read more about what is required on the government corona virus website here.
Airlines and airports – who is open?
Airports are having a rollout with OR Tambo International Airport, Cape Town International Airport, King Shaka International Airport and Lanseria International Airport now open. No dates have yet been given for the other airports.
The airports company website will provide updates on openings. Click here to visit their site and to download their Domestic Screening Questionnaire that will assist in processing your transition through the airport.
All air travel organisations are warning not to buy tickets until all the Level 3 Documentation has been acquired.
As of 5 June CemAir and of 8 June Airlink are operating. FlySafair will take to the skies on 15 June as will Mango. In all cases flights are limited as not all airports are open and there are fewer flights between airports that are open.
Road Travel
Road travel between provinces is still restricted to essential services and now to permit carrying businessmen.
Accommodation
Accommodation opened to permit carrying business travellers on 1 June. Not all hotels and guest houses have opened so it is best to check that your home away from home is actually open before travelling.
Below is a list of accommodation places open at present:
Gauteng
All Over Africa Guest House, Kempton Park
Apollo Hotel, Ferndale Johannesburg
Moonflower Self Catering Cottages, Randburg
Limpopo
Aloe Bush Game Lodge, Marblehall
Mpumalanga
Eastern Cape
Jemimas Hospitality Guest House, East London
Isango Gate Boutique Guest House, Port Elizabeth
Lalapanzi Guest Lodge, Port Elizabeth
Dune Ridge Country House, St Francis Bay
Western Cape
Vredenburg Manor, Somerset West
Zevenwacht Wine Estate, Kuils River
Glenfinnan Guest House, Langebaan
Schaftplaas Cottages, Langebaan
Hemel en Aarde Village, Hermanus
Hermanus Beach Front Lodge, Hermanus
Hermanus Beach Villa, Hermanus
Hermanus Lodge On The Green, Hermanus
The Whale’s Tale Guest House, Hermanus
Bon Accord Guest House, Uniondale
Mes Amis Guest House, Wilderness
Spirit of the Ocean, Victoria Bay
The Paper Fig House, Plettenberg Bay
KZN
Ammazulu Palace, Kloof, Durban
Free State
Drs Place Country Guesthouse, Fouriesburg
Zanchieta Wild Cat Farm, Bloemfontein
Cranberry Cottage Guesthouse, Ladybrand
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For more business travel updates during C19 click here