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Stats show drop from New Zealand market

Source: â€“ tourism update, 27/03/2017

Arrivals from New Zealand are down 15% for the month of January
compared with the same month last year. This is according to stats
released by Statistics SA on Monday.

This is the first time the market has shown a decline in over a
year.

Last year, South Africaâ€™s Department of Home Affairs applied visa
restrictions to citizens of New Zealand, effective January 16. All New
Zealand passport holders travelling to South Africa must now apply for
a South African visa in person at the South African High Commission in
Wellington, at the visa application centre at the Plimmer Tower or at
the visa application centre in the Regus Business centre in
Auckland.

South Africa had not experienced a decline in
arrivals from New Zealand since November 2015.

Michael Waller, CEO of Dragonfly, says the visa restrictions are the
key reason for the dip in arrivals. He says while the visa
restrictions relate directly to the New Zealand market, the
requirement could also hurt arrivals from Australia. He explains that,
particularly in the incentive market, Australian companies include
staff from their New Zealand offices in the group.

In January, 2017 South Africa received 1 040 534 total arrivals, up
3%, and a total of 245 074 overseas arrivals, up 14%.

South Africaâ€™s key source markets all experienced growth for the month
of January, compared with the same time last year. Arrivals from
Germany were up 15%; from the UK, up 4%; and from the US they were up
7%. Total arrivals were 33 413 from Germany, 48 165 from the UK, and
23 289 from the US.

Brazil and China also experienced growth in January, while India saw a
decline. Arrivals from Brazil were up 113%, arrivals from China were
up 28%, and arrivals from India were down 5%. Total arrivals were 6
114 from Brazil, 12 066 from China, and 6 293 from India.

Other markets also experienced significant growth in January. Arrivals
from France were up 34%, Ireland and Switzerland were up 21%, Sweden
was up 29%, The Netherlands and Israel were up 20%, Argentina was up
129%, and arrivals from South Korea were up 40%.

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