How Important Tourism Is For The Western Cape & SA

According to Stats SA, in South Africa, 1 in 23 people is employed in the tourism sector.

In the Western Cape economy, tourism is responsible for creating a combined total of 300 000 jobs.

In 2017, 1.727 million international visitors arrived in the province, with a total direct spend of R23 billion.

A further 1.38 million domestic trips were undertaken in 2017, with total direct tourism spend of R1.6 billion.