{"id":1129,"date":"2009-02-04T01:32:11","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T23:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2009-02-04T01:32:11","modified_gmt":"2009-02-03T23:32:11","slug":"petrol-price-rise-bad-for-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/tourism-news\/petrol-price-rise-bad-for-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrol price rise bad for tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It is a shame that the price of petrol should rise by 61 cents today, given the steady decline that motorists became used to since late last year.\u00a0\u00a0 The new price\u00a0is R 6,38 per litre at the coast.<\/p>\n

An already depressed tourism industry in the country areas thrives on a reasonable petrol price.\u00a0\u00a0 However, a tank of petrol should cost just under R 400.<\/p>\n

The anticipated decrease in the interest rate next week, by 1 percentage point it is hoped, is eagerly awaited by South African consumers, as retrenchments and the global credit crunch take their toll at all levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is a shame that the price of petrol should rise by 61 cents today, given the steady decline that motorists became used to since late last year.\u00a0\u00a0 The new price\u00a0is R 6,38 per litre at the coast. An already depressed tourism industry in the country areas thrives on a reasonable petrol price.\u00a0\u00a0 However, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[22],"tags":[6,5],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t