S. Africa sees over 2 mln travelers in November

A total of 2,092,882 travelers, including arrivals, departures and transits, have traveled through South Africa's ports of entry and exit in November, higher than the level recorded in the same period of last year, official data showed Thursday.

Arrivals climbed by 120.1 percent year on year for international visitors, while departures and transits increased by 108.4 percent and 64.9 percent year on year, respectively, according to the Tourism and Migration report released by the Statistics South Africa.

"It is observed that in November, about 95.7 percent of tourists were in South Africa for holiday, while 3.9 percent, 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent were here for business, study and medical treatment, respectively," the report said.