NEW DELHI: Dominated by solo travellers, Chennai is projected to be the quickest progress market in India for South African tourism by 2025, as per the latter’s tourism board. In 2021, Chennai was the third largest Indian feeder market to South Africa with 7.5% Indian arrivals from town. Mumbai and Delhi are its different prime supply markets from India. Chennai can also be projected to be the nation’s highest progress market by 2025, with a 30% CAGR, mentioned representatives throughout a go to.
In an announcement, the tourism board mentioned it engaged with the Tamil Nadu Tourism Improvement Corp. to debate ability improvement and different potential collaborations, whereas additionally connecting with different key journey gamers and corporates.
Neliswa Nkani, hub head, Center East, India and South East Asia, South African Tourism, mentioned, “Being one in every of our prime three supply markets from India and the very best projected progress market, we see immense potential within the metropolis and have been exploring collaboration alternatives to additional our footprint right here. We’re invested in making the vacation spot extra accessible to individuals from right here, we are going to proceed to push for a direct flight from India.”
In 2021, 58.2% solo travellers from Chennai visited South Africa, whereas 34.7% travelled with colleagues and associates. “With the Indian outbound journey economic system projected to surpass $42 billion by 2024, we imagine that the time is correct to speculate on this essential market. Foundation our conversations over the previous couple of days, we count on to see a rise in MICE teams travelling to South Africa within the subsequent six months. We anticipate bookings from monetary, data know-how, magnificence, insurance coverage, coal and mining, pharmaceutical, leisure and sporting firms primarily based in Chennai.” Nkani mentioned.
Earlier this yr, the tourism board had outlined a strategic roadmap to garner a 64% YoY enhance in Indian guests in 2022. With over 17,627 Indian guests travelling to South Africa throughout January to Could this yr, the tourism board is nicely on monitor to realize and even surpass their yearly targets of 28,890 for this yr.
The board mentioned its visa processing time has been quick, with visas obtainable inside every week from the date of utility and that’s additionally serving to with journey.
In response to Statista, India’s outbound tourism market measurement in 2019 was near 27 million. This, nonetheless, wasn’t a big enhance over 2018 when the variety of outbound travellers was 26.2 million. ResearchandMarkets.com mentioned that Indian Outbound Tourism Market is anticipated to surpass $42 billion by the top of 2024.
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