It was shortly after midnight on Friday, 27 March 2020, when South Africa ground to a halt and the world shrunk to the size of our living spaces. President Cyril Ramaphosa had called for a nationwide 21-day lockdown where everyone stayed at home. What followed was a year of adapting to the ‘new normal’, family meetings, and changing our behaviour to keep ourselves and others safe from Covid-19.
(Remember all the handwashing songs?) Rise of revenge travel But human beings were not meant to live in isolation. As soon as our brilliant health scientists and brave healthcare workers conquered the most dangerous variants, the world opened up again and our desire to discover more adventure bloomed anew. The lockdown had taken its toll on the tourism industry.
Kulula.com, operated by Comair, was placed into liquidation on 9 June 2022 after serving South Africa easy, no-frill flights for over 20 years, and the Vitality kulula.com booking platform was no more.
Vitality Travel, at your service Today, Vitality Travel is the first-of-its-kind integrated travel offering in South Africa. Built on Discovery Bank’s powerful ecosystem, Vitality Travel is a direct response to people’s desire to reconnect with loved ones, explore new destinations, and experience the positive impact of travel on mental well-being. The smart travel booking platform is designed to make travel affordable and attainable by offering clients rich travel rewards for engaging in positive behaviours that are good .