SA marks Tourism Month in September

World Tourism Day (WTD) is celebrated on 27 September each year.

Did you know?

• Domestic and regional tourism is the backbone of a sustainable and robust tourism industry.
  
• In 2008, 42,5 million tourists visited South Africa, of which 9,5 million were foreign arrivals.
  
• Domestic tourists accounted for 77% of all tourists in South Africa last year.
  
• Over the three year period from 2006 to 2008 domestic tourists accounted for, on average, 79,6% of all tourists in South Africa.

For more information, go to www.info.gov.za.