By Johnathan Paoli
Gauteng’s tourism sector has posted record-breaking results for the 2024/25 period, injecting over R41 billion in foreign tourism revenue into South Africa’s GDP and generating R19 million directly for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), according to figures released by the Gauteng Tourism Authority (GTA) on Sunday.
The province welcomed more than 3.8 million international visitors in 2024/25, up from 2.6 million the previous year, cementing its position as South Africa’s most visited province and the continent’s most connected tourism hub.
This influx also accounted for almost half of South Africa’s total international tourist arrivals.
“What we have presented today as a detailed account of our destination tourism performance is not just numbers or statistics from graphs and pie charts. These are direct results of our work in growing Gauteng together, the residue of the Gauteng economy that is dynamic and resilient,” GTA spokesperson Barba Gaoganediwe said.
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