Interesting
Fact ...
South
Africa is attracting vast numbers of international conference
delegates to its shores and many are returning to South Africa
to enjoy holidays, buy homes or even to investigate business
opportunities.
The
international conference phenomena, which has gathered increasing
momentum in South Africa since the dawn of democracy in the
early 1990s, is now being hailed as a springboard for upmarket
tourism. Conference delegates tend to be well-educated, well-travelled,
with higher disposable income and are ranked among tourism’s
bigger spenders. New statistics show that at least 40% of the
delegates who fly to South Africa for a three- or four-day
conference are so impressed by the experience that they return
on holiday with their families and friends. Even more interesting,
many come back to start businesses and a ‘good number’ to
buy holiday homes.