Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has welcomed the continued upward trend in South Africa's international tourist arrivals, with August 2025 recording a 30.2% year-on-year increase, reaching 935,738 visitors. Cumulatively, 6.79 million tourists visited the country between January and August 2025, a 15.8% rise compared to the same period last year.
Minister de Lille's visit builds on South Africa's commitment to advancing international partnerships in tourism, promoting investment, and enhancing air and visa connectivity to facilitate travel between the two nations. These priorities are in line with the G20 Tourism Minister's declaration unanimously adopted at Skukuza in Mpumalanga.