Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane believes tourism has the potential to boost SA’s economic growth – and an expert said now is the perfect time to ride the wave of increased Chinese tourism to Africa.
Speaking at the launch of Tourism Month, Kubayi-Ngubane said SA had the largest tourism economy in Africa, having indirectly contributed 1.5 million jobs (9.2% of the country’s employment) and R425.8 billion last year.
“The creation of jobs and business opportunities is in line with our We Do Tourism movement, which aims to make it everyone’s business as this industry intersects every area of our lives.
“It gets the whole country to rally behind the tourism industry, through demonstrating the far-reaching impact of the tourism value chain,” she said.
Kubayi-Ngubane said the theme for this year’s World Tourism Day is “tourism and jobs – a better future for all”, which highlights the sector’s vast capability to create jobs and…