Tourism numbers 2016
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• International arrivals grew by 18.5% • Domestic trips taken grew by 16.9% • Total tourism market for the Western Cape grew by 17.5% • 2015: 3.15m • 2016: 3.70m • Domestic tourism the far biggest contributor in volume terms an inspiring place to do business Top international markets for arrivals to the Western Cape
United Kingdom 2015 2016 % Growth 244 782 270 167 9.4%
Average spend per day: R3 015
Germany 2015 2016 % Growth 165 488 204 015 18.8%
Average spend per day: R1 776 United States of America 2015 2016 % Growth 162 170 189 867 14.5%
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Domestic spend: Total foreign direct spend Total: R2.5bn Total: R18.1bn Growth YoY: +24.3% Growth YoY: +21.6%
Tourism market value for 2016: R20.6bn Growth YoY: 22.5%
Increase is due to: • Tourists spending more per day • Increase in length of stay
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Domestic bed nights International bed nights Total: 10.4m Total: 10.2m Growth YoY: +25% Growth YoY: +7.2%
Average length of stay Average length of stay 5 nights 11 nights
Both domestic and international visitors to the Western Cape stayed 20% longer than the national average.
Factors contributing to increase include large variety of attractions and experiences across the province.
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April to September (winter / low season) is up by approximately 30% from 2013 helping to mitigate the impact of seasonality.
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V&A Waterfront: Top attraction visited in Cape Point: Top natural scenery attraction SA: 1.1m (+31%) in SA: 862 000 (+30%)
Robben Island: Top culture & heritage site Camps Bay beach: Top beach front in SA: 337 000 (+6%) attraction in SA: 511 000 an inspiring place to do business Domestic tourism in the Western Cape
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Intra (Western Cape) Inter (Other provinces)
Of the 2.1m domestic trips taken, we are seeing an even spread between people from the Western Cape exploring the region and visitors from other provinces. This shows good growth from both intra and inter-visitors.
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Cape Town Air Access has delivered 10 new routes and 10 route expansions. Adding 650 000 new seats to Cape Town an inspiring place to do business Thank you
For more tourism information please contact:
Judy Lain [email protected]
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