SA set to lose ranking as no. 1 tourism destination on the continent

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SA is set to lose its ranking as the number one tourism destination on the continent.

If tourism growth patterns remain as they are, it will be Egypt and not South Africa that is ranked as the largest tourist destination on the African continent by next year. While South Africa still clings to the top of the rankings for this year, its dismal performance relative to its arch-continental rivals will see it lose that position by early 2020 unless something changes dramatically.

Those growth figures put Egypt well above the global growth average for 2018 of 3.9% and South Africa lagging dismally behind. What’s more, 2018 represents the second year of record growth for Egypt. In 2017, the industry’s growth rate was a substantial 54.8% for the country.

 

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