IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

In March 2017, 3 309 712 travellers (arrivals, departures and transits) passed through South Africa’s ports of entry. They were made up of 818 948 South African residents and 2 490 764 foreign travellers. Foreign arrivals, 1 258 642 were made up of 77 939 non-visitors and 1 180 703 visitors.
The visitors were broken down as follows:

• 374 846 who arrived and departed on the same day, and
• 805 857 who stayed overnight (tourists).

• Overseas tourists (249 641), who increased by 5,9% from 235 640 in March 2016.
• The highest increase, 143,9% was for tourists from Brazil (from 2 274 in March 2016 to 5 546 in March 2017), followed by France, 46,4% (from 13 930 in March 2016 to 20 394 in March 2017).
• Tourists from SADC (540 687), who decreased by 17,3% from 653 598 in March 2016.
• The highest increase, 18,6% was for tourists from Angola (from 3 380 in March 2016 to 4 007 in March 2017), followed by Malawi, 12,8% (from 11 318 in March 2016 to 12 763 in March 2017).
• Tourists from ‘other’ African countries (14 526), who increased by 0,7% from 14 422 in March 2016
• The highest increase, 51,8% was for tourists from Egypt (from 537 in March 2016 to 815 in March 2017, followed by
  Côte d’Ivoire, 44,6% (from 175 in March 2016 to 253 in March 2017).
• 1 003 tourists, whose country of origin were unspecified.