DIRCO Annual Report

Programme: International Relations

Deviation from planned target to actual achievement 2021/22

Audited actual performance 2019/20

Audited actual performance 2018/19

Planned annual target 2020/21 12 regional tourism reports on tourism- promotion events to promote South Africa as a preferred tourist destination, the opportunities and barriers

Output indicator

**Actual achievement 2020/21

Reasons for deviations

Outcome

Output

Contributed to tourism arrivals to South Africa

Number of regional tourism reports on the tourism promotion events to promote South Africa as a preferred tourist destination, the opportunities and barriers

New indicator

4 12 regional tourism reports on tourism-promotion events to promote South Africa as a preferred tourist destination, the opportunities and barriers The outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic has severely constrained tourism- promotion efforts during the reporting period. International travel restrictions and lockdown measures introduced throughout the global community contributed to the limited implementation of planned tourism promotion events and initiatives. Following the easing of travel restrictions during the second half of 2020, South Africa, together with its domestic partners, such as SA Tourism, as well as Missions, sought innovative ways to encourage foreign nationals to consider travelling to South Africa, in an attempt to contribute to increased economic growth, which had been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. There are various domestic constrains

which further exacerbated the negative impact caused by the Pandemic which include:

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