Tourism Minister Van Schalkwyk announced South Africa tourism arrival figures for the first half of 2012 earlier this week, and there are quite a few interesting points.
- Tourist arrivals to South Africa grew by 10,5% for the first six months of 2012, more than DOUBLE the global average of 5% for the same period, and why
- South Africa continues to experience significant increases from BRICS partners China, India and Brazil
- Despite UNWTO reports of slow or negative outbound growth for the United Kingdom, Australia, Italy and France for the first six months of the year, all of these countries showed very healthy appetites for Destination South Africa
- Why Africa continues to be a pillar of the South African tourism industry
- An exciting campaign by SA Tourism and National Geographic.
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— Riana Geldenhuys (@TheInkTrail) October 19, 2012