South Africa Tourism Report Q3 2007

Publication Date	September 2007
Publisher	Business Monitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	43
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BMI00446

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Summary

Tourism Overview

Foreign tourist arrivals were up a buoyant 14% year-on-year (y-o-y) at nearly 8.4mn in 2006. This brings the compound annual average growth rate for tourist arrivals to South Africa between 2001 and 2006 to a very favourable 7.7%. As regards the latest available data for this year, the outlook continues to look sanguine. Data for the first five months of 2007 show that foreign tourist arrivals were up a strong 10% yo-y at 3.7mn, from around 3.4mn in the corresponding period of the previous year. Reports suggest that the hotel industry performed extremely well in H107, compared with the same period last year, with improvements in occupancy rates. Latest available data on the total number of tourist (foreign and domestic) room nights in all accommodation establishments show that there was over 4.6mn nights in Q107, up 3.7% y-o-y.

Content

Executive Summary
Tourism Overview
Source Markets
Forecast Scenario
South African Airways
- Table: South Africa Tourism SWOT
Market Overview
Tourism Outlook
- Table: South African Tourism Industry - Historical Data And Forecasts (US$bn unless otherwise stated)
- Table: Sout African Tourist Arrivals - Historical Data And Forecasts (mn)
- Table: Foreign Tourist Arrivals By Region, 2006
- Table: Foreign Tourist Arrivals By Region, January-May 2006/2007
The 'World Cup' Effect
- Table: Key Tourism Source Markets Likely To Participate In The 2010 World Cup
New Tourism Grading Board Appointed
Government Stepping In To Help Industry
- Table: Number Of Beds Required In Each Host City For FIFA 2010 World Cup Games
Macroeconomic Forecast Scenario
- Table: GDP, Output And Population
Travel
Airports
Commercial Airlines
Low-Cost Airlines
Special Focus: Jet Fuel Costs
- Table: Oil Price Forecasts
Car Rental
Hospitality
Accommodation
- Table: Structure Of Accommodation Market
Accommodation Developments
Casinos
- Table: Key Players - South Africa Hotel And Gaming Industry, 2005
Game Lodges
Special Report: Crime
Tourism Business Environment Rankings
- Table: Middle East And Africa - Tourism Business Environment Rankings Matrix
Long-Term Political Risk
Country Business Environment
International Tourism Receipts
Visitor Arrival Growth
Investment Environment
Shock Factor
Regional Case Study - Accor
Key Statistics:
- Table: Accor Hotel Business In Selected Middle East And Africa Countries, At June 2006
Company Profiles
South African Airways (Pty) Ltd (SAA)
Sun International
Southern Sun
BMI Forecast Modelling
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Tourism Industry
Sources