Question NW470 to the Minister of Tourism
17 March 2016 - NW470
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
(1)What are the (a) tourism figures and (b) associated revenue generated for each province in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015 respectively; (2) what are the (a) tourism figures and (b) associated revenue generated for each province due to his department’s efforts to promote business conferencing in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015 respectively?
Reply:
- A. International tourism
|
Province |
(1)(a)Tourism Figures - 2014 |
(b) (i)Revenue 2013 - billion |
(b) (ii)Revenue 2014 - billion |
b (iii) Revenue 2015 |
|
Eastern Cape |
304,888 |
R 2.0 |
R 2.4 |
Data for 2015 is not available as yet |
|
Free State |
960,147 |
R 1.9 |
R 1.2 |
|
|
Gauteng |
3,804,125 |
R 25.6 |
R 26.1 |
|
|
KZN |
768,228 |
R 4.4 |
R 3.8 |
|
|
Limpopo |
1,639,766 |
R 9.4 |
R 9.4 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
1,144,021 |
R 5.2 |
R 4.7 |
|
|
North West |
508,537 |
R 1.7 |
R 1.4 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
166,657 |
R 0.7 |
R 0.7 |
|
|
Western Cape |
1,386,100 |
R 13.1 |
R 14.5 |
- B. Domestic tourism
|
Province |
(1)(a)Tourism Figures - 2014 |
(b) (i)Revenue 2013 - billion |
(b) (ii)Revenue 2014 - billion |
b (iii) Revenue 2015 |
|
Eastern Cape |
3,2 million |
R 2,5 |
R 3,0 |
Data for 2015 is not available as yet |
|
Free State |
1,0 million |
R 0,7 |
R 1,1 |
|
|
Gauteng |
4,3 million |
R 3,6 |
R 4,4 |
|
|
KZN |
5,3 million |
R 6,6 |
R 5,2 |
|
|
Limpopo |
7,4 million |
R 4,3 |
R 5,5 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
3,3 million |
R 2,7 |
R 2,4 |
|
|
North West |
2,3 million |
R 1,1 |
R 1,9 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
0,6 million |
R 0,6 |
R 0,5 |
|
|
Western Cape |
1,6 million |
R 2,3 |
R 2,8 |
2. Business conferencing
|
Province |
*(2)(a)Attendee Figures |
*(b)(i) Revenue due to promotion of business conferencing 2014 - million |
b (ii) Revenue 2015 Revenue due to promotion of business conferencing 2015 - million |
|
Eastern Cape |
1105 |
R 9,4 |
Data for 2015 is not available as yet |
|
Free State |
2 139 |
R 29,8 |
|
|
Gauteng |
12 790 |
R 159,9 |
|
|
KZN |
13 265 |
R 111,6 |
|
|
Limpopo |
200 |
R 2,2 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
173 |
R 2,4 |
|
|
North West |
810 |
R 7,8 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Western Cape |
32 384 |
R 455,1 |
*information on business conferencing is based on data received from the provincial convention bureaus on Association meetings.