Welcome to the Tourism Knowledge Portal.
This portal for the South African Tourism Sector is a collaborative knowledge sharing initiative. Our world is constantly changing due to factors such as global economic upheaval and technological developments. This impacts on sustainability in the Tourism Sector and requires insights and knowledge in order to position ourselves to take advantage of opportunities and mitigate risks. The purpose of this Knowledge Portal is to enable those of us in the Tourism Sector to keep abreast of the latest tourism news and current perspectives gained from recently-conducted research and statistical analyses, to enable us to create and share innovative ideas and practices.
| GDP | Source: TSA, Report No. 04-05-07 Published February 2016 STATSSA | Direct contribution of tourism to GDP | 93 750 | 101 730 | 111 560 | | % contribution of tourism to GDP | 2.9 % | 2.9 % | 2.9 % |
| | Employment | Source: TSA, STATSSA Direct contribution to employment
| 646 390 | 655 587 | 680 817 | | % contribution of tourism to employment | 4.5 % | 4.4 % | 4.5 % |
| | Tourism sector vs traditional industries (Value Added) (%) | Source: TSA, STATSSA | Electricity, gas and water | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | | Construction | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | | Tourism | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | | Mining and quarrying | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | | Transport and communication | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | | Wholesale and retail trade | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | | Manufacturing | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | | Finance, real estate and business service | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 20.5 | | Community and social services | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.8 | 22.7 |
| | Tourism sector vs traditional industries (Employment) (%) | Source: TSA, STATSSA | Electricity, gas and water | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | | Mining and quarrying | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | | Tourism | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | | Transport and communication | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | | Construction | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | | Private hh | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.3 | | | Finance, real estate and business services | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.4 | | Manufacturing | 13.3 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.6 | | Community and social services | 21.5 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 23.1 |
| | Domestics (2015) | *Source: Highlights of domestic tourism’s performance in 2014
*Source: 2015 Annual Report v8 0706201 | Total domestic travellers | 12.5 Million | 12.0 Million (-4% from 2012) | *12.0 Million | *12.4 Million | | Total number of domestic trips | 25.4 Million | 25.2 Million | 28.0 Million | 25.4 Million | | Average domestic spend per domestic trip | R850 | R980 | R950 | R960 | | Average domestic spend per domestic Day | R180 | R210 | R230 | R230 | | Total Annual spend | R21.8 Billion | R24.3 Billion | R26.8 Billion | R23.6 Billion |
| | Tourist Arrivals (2015) | Source: 2014 SAT Table B - December 2014
Source: 2015 SAT Table B - December 2015 | Total Africa arrivals | 6 746 114 | 7 279 814 | -533 700 | -7.3% | | Total overseas arrivals | 2 144 988 | 2 254 709 | -109 721 | -4.9% |
| | Global Performance (2015) | | | Top Destinations | Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tourism highlight 2015 edition | Rank | 2013 | 2014 | 13/12 | 14/13 |
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| 1. France | 83.6 | 83.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
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| 2. United States | 70.0 | 74.8 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
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| 3. Spain | 60.7 | 65.0 | 5.6 | 7.1 |
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| 4. China | 55.7 | 55.6 | -3.5 | -0.1 |
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| 5. Italy | 47.7 | 48.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
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| 6. Turkey | 37.8 | 39.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
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| 7. Germany | 31.5 | 33.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
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| 8. United Kingdom | 31.1 | 32.6 | 6.1 | 5.0 |
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| 9. Russian Federation | 28.4 | 29.8 | 10.2 | 5.3 |
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 | Final NTSS 2016-2026
Published Date :
17 January 2018
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The National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS) was compiled through a comprehensive consultative process, and is a blueprint of priorities for the Tourism Sector in terms of its growth and contribution in the South African economy. |
| Tourism Bulletin October
Published Date :
27 October 2017
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0.70 MB
The tourism sector is multidisciplinary in nature and its growth and success is highly dependent on other sectors. This multi-sectoral nature of tourism subjects it to various policy and regulatory frameworks, some of which impacts negatively on the development and growth of tourism. This necessitates tracking of policy developments with a view to address potential challenges. The Tourism Policy Bulletin therefore provides an overview of recent policy developments globally, nationally across other sectors and locally with impact to tourism. |
| State of Tourism Report 2015/16
Published Date :
29 September 2017
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The National Department of Tourism introduced an Annual State of Tourism Report, to function as a strategic tool to inform decision-makers and businesses on the sector’s performance and developmental aspects. A supply and demand analysis model, was applied to monitor the performance of the tourism sector during the 2015/16 period. The report was completed during March 2017 and updated between April and June 2017 |
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Compendium The multi-sectoral nature of tourism subjects it to a variety of regulatory requirements, ranging from Acts of Parliament to local by-laws. At the time of writing there are no platforms that provide a collection of these regulatory requirements. This presents a major challenge for policy making, compliance, investment and decision making.
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The Department of Tourism functions within the National legislative environment. As such there are acts and policies which impact on the department and to which it must comply.
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