source: SouthAfrica.info
6 March 2008
A total of 9.07-million foreigners visited South Africa in 2007 - representing an 8.3% increase over 2006 - as the country broke its annual tourist arrivals record for the third year running.
Announcing the latest figures in a statement issued on Wednesday, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said that the overall global growth rate for the year was just over 6%, indicating that South Africa was still outpacing international tourism growth rates.
“Destination South Africa is well on its way to reaching 10-million arrivals by 2010,” Van Schalkwyk said.
South Africa’s growth was seen across all air markets, the minister said. Africa remained the country’s biggest tourism source market, while consistent growth in arrivals from the [continue reading]
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