“The cruise industry must play its part in fighting visa bureaucracy and deterring more taxation,” based on World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill. Speaking on the Cruise Shipping Miami Conference, Scowsill complimented the cruise sector for creating a vital and rapidly growing contribution to the worldwide tourism industry but called on it to return including other sectors of the industry to talk with “one voice”. He also referred to as at the industry to make certain visa processing and taxes, which support growth, remain high at the agenda when discussing policy with governments around the globe. Scowsill explained: “Visa processes are needed that are transparent, least expensive and streamlined to enable travellers to transport worldwide quickly, efficiently and with minimum hassle. “The cruise sector is calling to open...
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South Africa has once more announced increasing tourism numbers: The months from January until October 2012 showed a rise of 10,4%, with 7 535 498 tourist arrivals in comparison to 6 823 517 tourist arrivals for a similar period within the previous year. a complete of 204 247 tourists from Germany visited South Africa from January to October 2012. This represents a rise of 12,2% in comparison with the corresponding period in 2011. Germany is probably the key traditional overseas markets for travel to South Africa, with the usa of America and the uk taking the lead. Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk explains: “Positive growth from the standard markets ordinarily – and Europe especially – gives us confidence that the work we’re doing to grow tourist arrivals is paying dividends....
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