General Travel Info

Travel industry snapshot

Over the last two decades, travel to South Africa has increased almost ten-fold.  It peaked at 10 million visitors before the global financial crisis, but has dropped off to around the 8 million mark post crisis.

  • 75% are from Africa, the majority from direct neighbours
  • 15% are from Europe
  • 5% are from North America 
  • 5% are from Asia

The international leisure : business split is approximately 2 : 1

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Nightjar Update

This week on Nightjar, we're wrapping up preparations for the Nightjar Adventurer 2013 Awards evening, in partnership with Cape Union Mart. The awards will take place at the Cape Union Mart Adventure Centre in Canal Walk on Wed., 8th May. On this topic, we've had several high-adventure exploits feature in our magazine recently, so be sure to spend a few minutes getting some inspiration to stay off the couch this winter! In the blogs, we've had the chance to explore the Cape coastline top to bottom. Ok, a slight exaggeration but we did make it from Betty's Bay to Lamberts Bay. The variation in scenery is astounding, and, if you stick to the coastal roads, makes for some of the best driving in the country. Be sure to take it slow, stop and explore frequently, and sleep somewhere near the beach (there are plenty of B&B's along the way).

Enjoy the site!
Erik