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In December 2023, hotel occupancy in the Western Cape was 73.4%, up from 71.6% in December 2022, while in South Africa, it was 62.4%, up slightly from 62.2% in the same month in 2022.

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This puts the province’s hotel occupancy 11% higher than the South African average in December 2023.

This is according to information gathered by the South Africa Hotel Review.

Commenting on the impressive results, Western Cape minister of finance and economic opportunities, Mireille Wenger, noted that ‘The Western Cape is topping many bucket list-destinations globally. The growth in hotel occupancy across the province is very good news for our provincial economy and job creation because more tourists mean more jobs.’

The impressive occupancy rates of 73.6% at 5-star hotels in Cape Town, 70.8% at 5-star hotels in Kwa-Zulu Natal, and 69.1% across the board at South Africa’s major cities are particularly noteworthy.

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‘We are on a mission to double the number of tourists to the Western Cape, by 2035. This aim is one of the core undertakings of the Western Cape economic action plan, “Growth For Jobs”, which plots our course to realising a jobs-rich, inclusive, diverse and thriving economy that is growing by between 4% and 6%,’ continued Minister Wenger.

‘We continue to celebrate the different aspects of the record-breaking tourism summer season in the Western Cape, with much more to come no doubt. This good news would not be possible without the incredibly warm welcome given to visitors by our tourism and hospitality businesses. We are a destination in demand, and I extend a heartfelt thank you to each and every Western Cape resident, business and visitor who made this season such a success,’ concluded Wenger.

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