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In 1996, the South African Government's Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism created a plan to develop and manage the tourism industry in a responsible and sustainable manner, "key elements" of its strategy were identified as: "assessment of environmental, social, and economic impacts of tourism developments;
Tourists taking in the view of Cape Town and Table Mountain from Robben Island. South Africa is a tourist destination with the tourist industry accounting for 2.34% of GDP [1] in 2019 followed by a sharp drop in 2020 to 0.81% of GDP [1] due to lack of travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cultural tourism in Kenya in 2005 Roman ruins in the east of Algeria. Tourism is an important economic sector for many countries in Africa.There are many countries that benefit heavily from tourism like Kenya, Uganda, Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Tanzania. [1]
An economic rebound among some countries has been evident in recent years, however. [31] The dawn of the African economic boom (which is in place since the 2000s) has been compared to the Chinese economic boom that had emerged in Asia since late 1970s. [32] In 2013, Africa was home to seven of the world's fastest-growing economies. [33]
In 2012 South Africa received 9.2 million international arrivals. [101] In August 2017 3.5 million travellers came to South Africa. [102] According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, travel and tourism directly contributed ZAR102 billion to South African GDP in 2012 and supports 10.3% of jobs in the country. [103]
Tourism is one of the fastest-growing economic resources and became the country's leading foreign exchange earner in 2011. [40] In spite of the genocide's legacy, the country is increasingly perceived internationally as a safe destination; [ 41 ] The Directorate of Immigration and Emigration recorded 405,801 people visiting the country between ...
The Department of Tourism is one of the departments of the South African government. It is responsible for promoting and developing tourism, both from other countries to South Africa, and within South Africa.. The current political head of the department is the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille who replaced Lindiwe Sisulu in 2023. [1]
The Lilizela Tourism Awards, an annual awards' ceremony held in recognition of the top South African leisure and holiday service providers are hosted by SA Tourism consisting of a panel of 28 judges who are tourism industry experts. [11] [12] The awards are an initiative of the South African National Department of Tourism and are spearheaded by ...