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South Africa expects 60,000 Chinese tourists in 2007By ()
Updated: 2007-06-04 11:12 South African Tourism (SAT) expects to attract 60,000 Chinese tourists in 2007 against 45,000 in 2006, SAT Asia and Australia Portfolio Manager Zolelwa Mukozho said in Beijing. "In 2006, South Africa received 8.4 million international tourists, up 13.9 percent as compared with that in 2005, far higher than the 4.5 percent global growth rate in the tourism industry for the same period," said Zolelwa Mukozho. "We are proud of the rich and diverse natural resources that South Africa offers in abundance," Mukozho said. "The way we develop and conserve the resources helps make South Africa quickly emerge as a star performer in the competitive world travel arena," the manager said. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
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