The province of KwaZulu-Natal is happily looking forward to a large influx of visitors over the Easter weekend.
KwaZulu-Natal: A tourist favourite
According to research conducted by Tourism KZN, around 512 000 local visitors and 49 000 international visitors are expected to visit KwaZulu-Natal for the Easter weekend.
This number, reports Travel News, equates to an anticipated spend of around R724 million for domestic tourists, and R380 million for internationals tourists.
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Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC, Siboniso Duma, said that they have worked hard at ensuring that KwaZulu-Natal remains a popular spot for tourists.
“By working closely with our tourism trade partners, and encouraging them to offer value for money packages, we have ensured that KZN remains a firm favourite for both domestic and international travellers,” Duma stated as per Travel News.
“I want to also assure holidaymakers that KZN is a safe destination, and that we are working around the clock with law enforcement agencies to ensure this,” Duma added.
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Where are tourists going?
Hotel bookings have predicted a 65% -70% occupancy rate, with expectations of it improving closer to the Easter weekend.
Early bookings have also revealed where exactly visitors are travelling to, these include:
- beach and bush vacays up north,
- uMkhanyakude District in northern KZN,
- Harry Gwala district in the southern Drakensberg,
- uThukela District in the northern Drakensberg,
- uMgungundlovu in the Midlands,
- iLembe on the north coast and
- Ugu on the south coast.
