IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

In October 2021, 1 001 594 travellers (arrivals, departures, and transits) passed through South Africa’s ports of entry/exit. They were made up of 349 432 South African residents and 652 162 foreign travellers. Foreign arrivals, 337 611 were made up of 44 055 non-visitors and 293 556 visitors. The visitors consisted of 45 723 same-day visitors and 247 833 overnight visitors (tourists). The breakdown of the tourists by region is as follows: 59 475 from overseas; 182 532 from the SADC countries; 5 305 from 'other' African countries and the country of residence of 521 tourists was classified as unspecified.