Tourist arrivals in Namibia increase in 2018
Number of tourist arrivals in the country increased by 3,9% in 2018, recently launched 2018 Tourism Statistics Report states.
The report gives up-to-date statistics to all tourism stakeholders. Statistics are relevant for planning, budgeting and evaluation of tourism programs and projects.
Other than tourists, the number of foreign arrivals in the country increased by 3,2%.
Countries with the largest number of tourists who visited Namibia in 2018 were Angola, South Africa, Zambia, Germany, Zimbabwe, Botswana, France, the UK, the US and the Netherlands.
The report shows how Namibia needs to enhance its image in terms of promotion and marketing to deepen its position as a destination. Most importantly, the tourism industry needs to diversify its tourism products, address seasonality and manage growth strategically.
The report states that the number of tourist arrivals increased by 3,9% to 1,5 million from 1,4 million visitors recorded in 2017. This covers all entries recorded at land borders, airports as well as harbours.
African tourism markets are doing well, with Angola recording the highest tourist arrivals at 489 013 visitors.
Meanwhile, 791 950 tourists came to Namibia to visit relatives or friends, 541 368 came for holiday purposes and 191 613 came for business.
Air Namibia tops the list in tourist arrivals by airline with 41%, followed by South African Airways (21,9%) and British Airways (6%).
Last year, the ministry of home affairs announced that tourists from 47 countries no longer have to apply for visas in advance before leaving their countries for tourism, visiting, or transiting through Namibia. The list comprises 27 African countries and 20 others from across the world.
The current 27 African countries selected are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia, Western Sahara and Uganda.
Those that will benefit from outside Africa include Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, Mexico, Moldova, Nicaragua, Poland and Romania.
It also includes Slovakia, South Korea, Venezuela, Vietnam, Thailand and Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Ukraine.
Number of tourist arrivals in the country increased by 3,9% in 2018, recently launched 2018 Tourism Statistics Report states.
The report gives up-to-date statistics to all tourism stakeholders. Statistics are relevant for planning, budgeting and evaluation of tourism programs and projects.
Other than tourists, the number of foreign arrivals in the country increased by 3,2%.
Countries with the largest number of tourists who visited Namibia in 2018 were Angola, South Africa, Zambia, Germany, Zimbabwe, Botswana, France, the UK, the US and the Netherlands.
The report shows how Namibia needs to enhance its image in terms of promotion and marketing to deepen its position as a destination. Most importantly, the tourism industry needs to diversify its tourism products, address seasonality and manage growth strategically.
The report states that the number of tourist arrivals increased by 3,9% to 1,5 million from 1,4 million visitors recorded in 2017. This covers all entries recorded at land borders, airports as well as harbours.
African tourism markets are doing well, with Angola recording the highest tourist arrivals at 489 013 visitors.
Meanwhile, 791 950 tourists came to Namibia to visit relatives or friends, 541 368 came for holiday purposes and 191 613 came for business.
Air Namibia tops the list in tourist arrivals by airline with 41%, followed by South African Airways (21,9%) and British Airways (6%).
Last year, the ministry of home affairs announced that tourists from 47 countries no longer have to apply for visas in advance before leaving their countries for tourism, visiting, or transiting through Namibia. The list comprises 27 African countries and 20 others from across the world.
The current 27 African countries selected are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia, Western Sahara and Uganda.
Those that will benefit from outside Africa include Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, Mexico, Moldova, Nicaragua, Poland and Romania.
It also includes Slovakia, South Korea, Venezuela, Vietnam, Thailand and Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Ukraine.
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