The MEC says in the past financial year, Gauteng faced a decline in domestic tourism spending. This was after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the tourism sector, which led to the closure of some iconic sites in Gauteng such as SAB World of Beer Museum in Newton.“The province’s overnight tourism expenditure lamented to R18.86 billion, marking a dramatic decrease of 45.8%. In addition, holiday spending in Gauteng fell significantly to R7.22 billion, reflecting a sharp drop of 59.2%.
Maile also addresses job creation, stating that the World Travel and Tourism Council anticipates South Africa’s travel and tourism sector to play a significant role in driving the nation’s economic recovery.“The recently released crime statistics indicate that while there’s been an overall decrease in cases of serious crime, the Gauteng province had the highest number of reported cases.
The CEO of the Gauteng Tourism Authority, Sthembiso Dlamini, highlights the key events that will take place in the month of September. Head of Destination Promotions & Marketing, Barba Gaoganediwe urges Gauteng residents to explore their own province in order to become better tourist hosts. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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