Question NW1966 to the Minister of Tourism
24 June 2022 - NW1966
Winkler, Ms HS to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether SA Tourism conducted any market research on the perceived impediments to domestic tourism; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, a domestic tourism survey is conducted, which amongst other matters looks into the reasons for people not traveling. The results indicate the following:
The main reason why most South Africans did not take part in domestic overnight trips in 2021 was no reason to travel (29.2%), this had gone up by +7.0% over 2020. Just as in 2020, financial reasons amounted to a further 11.5%, and domestic travel being too expensive contributed a further 7.8%, as well as having no income or being unemployed, an additional 4.4%. Safety and security issues make up another 5.0% with this alluding to general safety and security as well as the Covid-19 restrictions emanating from the pandemic.