Visitor arrivals to South Africa up 11.8% in Oct-2010

South African Tourism Strategic Research Unit reports visitor arrivals to South Africa rose 11.8% year-on-year in Oct-2010. Details include:

• Visitor arrivals: 706,839, +11.8% year-on-year;
  • Africa mainland: 494,390, +13.1%;
  • Europe: 132,618, +2.4%;
  • North America: 29,670, +23.2%;
  • Central and South America: 7317, +24.3%;
  • Australasia: 10,959, +31%;
  • Asia: 24,144, +30.9%;
  • Middle East: 3568, -1.9%. [more]