Question NW499 to the Minister of Tourism
11 September 2019 - NW499
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) What tourism categories exist in the Republic, (b) how was each category formulated and (c) what targets have been set for each category?
Reply:
(a)What Tourism categories exist in the Republic
South African Tourism aligns its tourism concepts and definitions to the UN standards and guidelines. As such, the broad categories of inbound tourism, domestic tourism and outbound tourism exists.
(b)How was each category formulated
South African Tourism adopts and follows the UN standards and definitions for tourism statistical concepts. This is a link to the International Recommendations on Tourism Statistics. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/Seriesm/SeriesM_83rev1e.pdf
(c) What targets have been set for each category?
South African Tourism has set targets for inbound (international) tourism and domestic holiday tourism. The targets set for the financial year 2019/20 are as follows:
- International tourism: 11,4 million (inbound tourism)
- Domestic holiday tourism: 2,7 million (domestic)