2004 annual tourism report 1 south african strategic research unit july 2005 total foreign tourist arrivals 6 677 839 africa & me 4 673 724 americas 262 496 asia australasia 275 001 europe 287 057 source statssa analysis note portfolios do not add up to due 172 530 unspecified details in body 2003 direct spend sa r53 9 billion r 47 8 average per day r1 548 532 over contribution gdp r100 2 r93 7 3 employment approx 512 000 539 017 length of stay 10 nights seasonality index 0 96 68 number provinces visited by all tourists 49 45 wttc departure surveys highlights and most popular gauteng western cape top shopping nightlife social wildlife this refers the market only data on domestic