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Inbound Tourism Statistics Data: April 2016
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This interactive maps provides more details on South Africa's Tourism sector. The map shows which countries' people visiting South Africa is from. (Note only selected large countries in terms of tourism numbers are highlighted in this graph). Scroll over each country's target icons to get the value for December 2015 and December 2014. If you hover over South Africa you will see the total number of tourists entering our country for both December 2014 and December 2015. Note Map below based on March 2016 data.
From the above map it's clear when scrolling over the target icon's that the number of tourists from most of the selected countries have increased significantly from 12 months ago. In total foreign arrivals in South Africa came to 1 320 375 people in April 2016 compared to 1 169 290 in April 2015, an increase of 12,92% , from a year ago.
Overseas visitors increased by roughly 44 000 up from 144 771 in March 2015 to 188 491 in March 2016 (an increase of 30.1% from a year ago). Seems the weak Rand is luring foreign visitors to South Africa. At least one small positive coming from our ever weaker exchange rate.
Overseas visitors increased by roughly 44 000 up from 144 771 in March 2015 to 188 491 in March 2016 (an increase of 30.1% from a year ago). Seems the weak Rand is luring foreign visitors to South Africa. At least one small positive coming from our ever weaker exchange rate.
South African VISA regulation changes:
So what impact did the VISA regulation changes have on South Africa's inbound tourism industry? We take a look at some of our biggest inbound tourist destinations (excluding African countries) and their monthly tourist visitor numbers before and after the legislation was introduced.
The graphic below shows 9 of our major inbound tourism destinations (we tried including a country or two from each continent). The UK is a large contributor to overseas visitors visiting South Africa. And for December 2015 there was a spike in the number of visitors from the UK. We can assume the weak Rand exchange rate vs the British Pound contributed to that spike (as it becomes cheaper for visitors from the UK to visit South Africa. In addition to this the England cricket team touring South Africa surely contributed to this spike in inbound tourists too, as the "BARMY ARMY" flooded into South Africa to support their cricket team.
Source of Data: Statistics South Africa, Tourism and Migration
Seems that while there is debate about whether the South African government has in fact revised VISA requirements with regards to unabridged birth certificates. But the numbers above sure tells a story.
Based on the latest results from the Tourist and Migration survey foreign travelers arriving in South Africa increased from 1 169 290 in April 2015 to 1 320 375 in April 2016 (an increase of 151 085 inbound tourists) , departures by foreigners increased by 10,2% (from 1 124 179 in April 2015 to 1 238 684 in April 2016), and transits increased by 15,6% (from 55 046 in April 2015 to 63 609 in April 2016). These numbers should make hotel groups such as City Lodge Hotels very happy.
Based on the latest results from the Tourist and Migration survey foreign travelers arriving in South Africa increased from 1 169 290 in April 2015 to 1 320 375 in April 2016 (an increase of 151 085 inbound tourists) , departures by foreigners increased by 10,2% (from 1 124 179 in April 2015 to 1 238 684 in April 2016), and transits increased by 15,6% (from 55 046 in April 2015 to 63 609 in April 2016). These numbers should make hotel groups such as City Lodge Hotels very happy.
