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Thousands of tourists denied entry to SA – Shadow Minister

Source: Tourism Update, 28/10/2016

As many as 13 246 people were denied boarding to South Africa for the
period June 2015 to July 2016 because of the requirement that minors
travel with an unabridged birth certificate (UBC), according to
statistics provided by the TBCSA presented in the Portfolio Committee
on Tourism meeting in Parliament.

Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Tourism, James Vos, revealed
the figures in a statement over the weekend.

Taking into account that a tourist to South Africa spends on average
R13 000 per day, the associatin estimates South Africa has lost
potential revenue of R7.51 billion.

"In committee I pointed out that these ministers must be fired for
causing a loss of R7,5 billion to our economy as a result of these
disastrous and ludicrous visa regulations," said Vos.

"This once again reinforces the DA`s call to the Department of Tourism
to implement e-visas, which will streamline tourist facilitation,
reduce turnaround time and make visa applications safer and more
reliable."

Vos said the DA will write to the Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom,
to ask what short term measures he has in place to counter this
problem, given that the festive season is around the corner.

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