The provincial MEC of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger, has welcomed the latest figures by Statistics SA which indicate that international arrivals to the province have started recovering to almost pre-pandemic levels.

Wenger says most notably, in April 2022, visitors from the UK arriving at Cape Town International Airport recovered to an almost perfect 98% of pre-pandemic levels.

Wenger says the provincial government will now work even harder to encourage more overseas and regional tourists to choose the Western Cape as their holiday destination.

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Tourist numbers from the UK to the Western Cape in April 2022 had recovered to 98% of the April 2019 figure. This is more good news for our tourism & hospitality sector, which is recording a sustained tourism recovery! https://t.co/OGSipUUmcz

— Minister Mireille Wenger (@MireilleWenger) July 12, 2022