The city is suffering from a severe water shortage due to lack of rain over the past few years. This has led its mayor to declare that water may run out on May 11 – known as Day Zero – based on current estimates.
The Western Cape city still has water but it is being limited to 50 litres per person per day, with many hotels taking water-saving measures such as putting suppressors on showers, removing bath plugs and filling pools with saltwater.
Tolene van der Merwe, hub head, UK and Ireland, for South African Tourism, said: “We don’t want the trade to think their clients’ experience will be hampered too much – having a 90-second shower isn’t that bad.
