International Tourism in South Africa

Abstract

South Africa is the leading destination of the Africa continent with 6,5 million of international tourists. The country is really opened up to tourism in the beginning of nineties, at the end of apartheid politic. This activity, although recent, has knew a considerable growth, due to an important frequentation of regional and European tourists. The African and overseas visitors adopt some activities practices and a seasonality very different. But all of them take part to the development of tourism industry. Even if today, this euphoria is threatened by a few problems.