SA tourism weighed down by visa woes and safety concerns

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Sector body reports a drop in arrivals and departures for July

The competitiveness of SA’s tourism sector is still being weighed down by confusion over the travel requirements for children, the visa regime for visitors from certain countries, as well as concerns over safety, which could intensify following recent xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals. who was responding to the most recent tourism and migration data released by Stats SA.

The 10, which make up 74% of overseas tourists to SA, are the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Australia, China, Brazil, India and Belgium. China led the declines, with visitors falling 21.3%, with only the Netherlands seeing an increase . There is also still confusion surrounding the requirement for unabridged birth certificates for travelling minors, which are still required in some instances, he said.

 

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LucidualLady I am gonna say more safety than visa ! ANC is doing a great job chasing away Forex ! Viva boys !

Useless Government

satsa_sa must continue to lobby government

Another proud MYANC achievement

Own goals - all the time. This would be such low hanging fruit as a potential growth sector - but we just make it so difficult for incoming tourists.

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