IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

In August 2009, there were 895 738 foreign arrivals to South Africa. The arrivals were made up of 32 026 non-visitors and 863 712 visitors. The visitors consist of 225 140 same-day visitors and 638 572 overnight visitors (tourists). The breakdown of the tourists by region is as follows: 152 187 from overseas; 469 192 from SADC countries; 13 775 from `other` African countries and 3 418 unspecified.