SA attracts more visitors in February

©Ulrich Mueller via 123RF - O.R Tambo International Airport

Of these, about 30% were overseas visitors and 70% from other African countries, of which virtually all (97.3%) were from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries.

UK tourists accounted for 22.3% of the total number of overseas tourists, followed by Germany, which accounted for 15.2%, the US was third with 9.5% and France fourth with 6.2%.

China, which ranked sixth, showed the biggest year-on-year growth with tourist numbers rising nearly 60% to 12,370.

UK tourists grew 14% to 52,280 and German tourists were up 22% to 35,779.

Source: Business Day