Tourist accommodation sector is in recovery across South Africa

South Africa’s June 2022 tourism statistics, released by Statistics SA, show that the country’s tourist accommodation sector is continuing on its trajectory towards recovery, with income for the tourist accommodation industry increasing by 50.1% compared with last year.

Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said income from accommodation increased by 67.1% year-on-year in June 2022, and this was the result of a 43.1% increase in the number of stay unit nights sold and a 16.7% increase in the average income per stay unit night sold.

He said the largest contributors to the 67.1% year-on-year increase in income from accommodation were hotels and other accommodation.

In the Western Cape, Finance and Economic Opportunities MEC Mireille Wenger said that passengers through Cape Town International Airport’s domestic terminal for July showed a recovery rate of 68% when compared with the same month in 2019.

She said the international terminal had recovered to 87% in July when compared with the same month in 2019, as reported by Pretoria News, a partner of TV BRICS.

“It gives me much joy to see indicators showing a sustained tourism recovery. There is clearly demand for travel globally, and to our destination,” said Mireille Wenger.

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