The tourism sector continues to shine in the Western Cape with tourist arrivals via air to Cape Town International Airport (CTIA), exceeding pre-pandemic levels in the first six months of 2023:
The tourism sector continues to shine in the Western Cape with tourist arrivals via air to Cape Town International Airport exceeding pre-pandemic levels in the first six months of 2023.
In addition, international two-way passengers remained strong between January and June 2023, reaching 1.4 million, exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 104% and growing by 76% year-on-year.This is according to a monthly tourism report compiled by Wesgro, the Western Cape Government’s official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency.
According to the latest data from Statistics SA’s survey on tourist accommodation, income generated by businesses offering accommodation increased to nearly R11 billion in the first five months of 2023.Other highlights from the Wesgro report include: Between January and June 2023, 90% of tourist arrivals via air originated from overseas markets and 10% from the African continent.
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