2012 International Tourist Arrival Figures at a Glance:

•• 9 188 368 international tourists visited SA in 2012, up from the 8 339 354 tourists in 2011.

•• 2012 Arrivals are 10.2% higher than the 2011 Arrivals and double the 4% global arrival

figures.

•• Tourist arrivals dominated by arrivals from overseas tourists markets (15.1%), with Europe

accounting for more than half (9.5%) of the overseas tourists.

•• Europe – the prime source of international tourists with United Kingdom being the biggest

overseas market.

•• Asia – emerging tourism market with a 33.7% growth from 2011 – driven by exponential

growth in China and India.

•• China – fourth biggest overseas tourist market with 132 334 tourists.

•• Central and South Africa – emerging as a major market anchored by Brazil which recorded

37.0% growth from 2011 and became the ninth largest market.