South Africa: tourist arrival growth in January 2011

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has released the arrival statistics for January 2011 and, despite all rumours, the statistics are showing a growth in tourist arrivals in South Africa.
Total arrivals for the period grew by 9,3% from 729056 to 796526, with overseas arrivals accounting for 179493 of the total, a 7% increase from the January 2010 total of 167706.

The top 10 overseas source markets for January 2011:

1. UK - 7,6% from 42246 to 39041
2. Germany + 12,3% from 18987 to 21313
3. US + 10,8% from 15963 to 17685
4. The Netherlands - 4,4% from 10882 to 10400
5. France + 6,2% from 8506 to 9036
6. Australia + 32,1% from 6469 to 8544
7. India + 62% from 3961 to 6415
8. Sweden + 5,9% from 4997 to 5292
9. China + 33,1% from 3733 to 4968
10. Canada + 9,9% from 4103 to 4508