IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

In May 2024, 2 354 432 travellers (arrivals, departures, and transits) passed through South Africa’s ports of entry/exit. They comprised 649 610 South African residents and 1 704 822 foreign travellers. Foreign arrivals, 881 544 comprised 23 774 non-visitors and 857 770 visitors. The visitors consisted of 208 316 same-day visitors and 649 454 overnight visitors (tourists). The breakdown of tourists by region is as follows 147 428 from overseas; 488 299 from SADC countries; 12 629 from 'other' African countries and the country of residence of 1 098 tourists were classified as unspecified.