South African Tourism will plan out special packages to mark the World Hindi Conference on September 18, 2012 and Travel Agents Federation of India conference scheduled in October this year and the Gandhi Memorial event next year. This information was provided by Hanneli Slabber, Country Head of South African Tourism during the South African Tourism road show in Coimbatore earlier this week. The road show in Coimbatore was part of the 30 city road show itinerary of South African Tourism over a period of 42 days.
Prior to Coimbatore, Slabber had covered Chennai, Thiruvannathapuram and Ernakulam and was planning to visit Bengaluru and Mangalore. According to a report in Hindu Business Line, Slabber informed that a large number of Indian tourists are choosing South Africa as their holiday destination which has been attested by recent statistics. “South Africa witnessed an exception jump of 26.2 per cent in Indian arrivals last year recording a total of 90,367 Indian arrivals,” stated Slabber. In 2010, South Africa recorded 71,587 Indian arrivals. Latest reports revealed that over 14,000 Indian tourists visited South Africa in January-February 2012 compared to 11,864 during the corresponding period of last year. The growth in tourist arrivals from India has also been aided with increased connectivity. When quizzed about the value of the rupee affecting tourist flow to South Africa, Slabber said, "The depreciating Indian rupee has not impacted tourist flow so far, but we are expecting the traffic flow to take a hit in the coming days as airfares are bound to increase.”
Click here to see the original article>Prior to Coimbatore, Slabber had covered Chennai, Thiruvannathapuram and Ernakulam and was planning to visit Bengaluru and Mangalore. According to a report in Hindu Business Line, Slabber informed that a large number of Indian tourists are choosing South Africa as their holiday destination which has been attested by recent statistics. “South Africa witnessed an exception jump of 26.2 per cent in Indian arrivals last year recording a total of 90,367 Indian arrivals,” stated Slabber. In 2010, South Africa recorded 71,587 Indian arrivals. Latest reports revealed that over 14,000 Indian tourists visited South Africa in January-February 2012 compared to 11,864 during the corresponding period of last year. The growth in tourist arrivals from India has also been aided with increased connectivity. When quizzed about the value of the rupee affecting tourist flow to South Africa, Slabber said, "The depreciating Indian rupee has not impacted tourist flow so far, but we are expecting the traffic flow to take a hit in the coming days as airfares are bound to increase.”