With 9% of total Indian visitors to South Africa travelling from Bengaluru, the city is among the top three source markets for South African Tourism in India. A majority of people travel for leisure (47%) while 43% travel for business and meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE). The data was shared by South African Tourism at a press conference here on Wednesday where officials revealed that they aimed to achieve 64% year-on-year growth in arrivals from India in 2022.
Solo and leisure travellers are the most frequent segments to South Africa, while the year-end period — September to December — are preferred travel months among Bengalureans for trips to South Africa.
The 36-member South African trade delegation, which is travelling to Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad this year, also revealed that India retains its place among the top three focus markets for South African Tourism as prior to the pandemic, India served as the eighth largest international source market for the country.
