Simpler Visas, Direct Flights: South Africa Ramps Up Efforts to Get Indian Tourists
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India is a key source market that South Africa wants to attract. But it will need to work hard to be able to get Indian travelers, who are now getting visa waivers from countries nearby.
Easy visas and direct flights: Those are the two biggest factors that can spur travel to a destination. And they’ve been a focus of the visit to India this week by South African Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille.
“We had a very fruitful meeting and it confirms what we already know; that there is a big untapped potential in this market,” said de Lille.
In 2019, South Africa received over 95,000 Indian visitors. Last year, there were just 79,000, 3.9% of all international arriv
