We are taking a closer look at the travel behaviour and expenditure of South Africa’s residents who travel within the borders of the country. It measures the total of day and overnight trips undertaken in South Africa in 2016. Data show a decline in both the number of day and overnight trips taken. Read more here: http://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=10398

1. Domestic Tourism
Survey, 2016
Dr Pali Lehohla
Statistician-General
#StatsSA #Tourism

2. DTS
Demographic information
Day trips taken inside South Africa
Main destinations
Reasons for travelling
Modes of transport used
Overnight trips taken inside
South Africa
Living Standard Measure
Information Gathered

3. The DTS 2016 findings reflect a general
pattern of decline in domestic tourism over
the past two years as associated with
economic stagnation and re-prioritisation
of consumer spending that has taken place
in the country during that time.

4. 4,4m
6,2m
0,0
1,0
2,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
6,0
7,0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Million
Number of unemployed
57,0%
67,2%
10,0
30,0
50,0
70,0
90,0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Long term unemployment
Labour Market Dashboard
Source: QLFS Q2 2017
Increasing number of unemployed persons were
witnessed during 2008 to 2015

5. 28,4%
33,5%
21,4%
25,2%
51,0%
47,6%
36,4%
40,0%
66,6%
62,1%
53,2%
55,5%
0,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
50,0
60,0
70,0
2006 2009 2011 2015
Percentage
Approximately 13,8 million South Africans were living below the FPL
in 2015, down from a peak of 16,7 million in 2009.
Poverty headcounts based on the FPL, LBPL and UBPL

6. Findings of the DTS 2016

7. Day
44,3m 39,4m
Overnight
45,4m
43,0m
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2015 2016
Day Overnight
A general pattern of decline in domestic
tourism for both day and overnight trips
is observed from 2015 to 2016
Total number of trips (million), 2015 – 2016
Day trip
A trip outside of the usual environment, where
one leaves and returns within the same day
(i.e. do not stay overnight).
Overnight trip
A trip outside of one’s usual environment
where one night or more is spent away
from the usual environment.

8. Reasons for not undertaking overnight trips in 2016
9,1%
30,4%
37,6%
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Pregnancy
In mourning
Disabled
Taking care of sick/ elderly relative
Have young children
I no longer wish to travel
Too much hassle to travel
Sick
No interest/ nothing to see or do that appeals to me
Other
Too old to travel
Worried about safety/ security/ crime
Not enough time to travel
No family/ friends to visit somewhere else
Too expensive/ I would rather spend money on something else
No particular reason
Too busy at work/ school
Trips within 40km radius/family relatives stay within
Financial Reasons
Financial reasons was the
dominant reason provided
for not taking trips in 2016
9,1%
30,4%
37,6%
Too busy at work/ school
Trips within 40km radius/family relatives stay within
Financial Reasons

9. Most recent trips has seen a decline in both day and overnight trips between 2015 and 2016
18,5 million
16,2 million
28,0 million 26,0 million
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
2015 2016
Day Overnight
Most recent day and overnight trips, 2015 – 2016

10. 9,1
9,1
8,7
8,3
8,6 8,5
6,9
7,9
7,1
7,0
6,9
11,8
8,5
9,3
7,2
8,2
8,7
9,3
7,7
7,0
7,3
7,1
8,0
11,8
4,0
6,0
8,0
10,0
12,0
14,0
16,0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Percentage
The number of day trips decreased from 44 million in 2015 to 39 million in 2016.
Total number of day trips taken by month (per cent), 2015 – 2016
2015
A drop in day trips can be
seen during March 2016.
Day trips remained the same
during the December holiday
period

11. 10,0
6,6
6,9
9,2
6,9
9,0
7,6
7,4
8,0
6,7
6,1
15,7
9,0
6,4
8,8
7,5
7,0
8,4
7,9
6,8
8,1
7,2
6,1
16,9
0,0
2,0
4,0
6,0
8,0
10,0
12,0
14,0
16,0
18,0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Percentage
The Easter holidays has an effect
on trips taken during March and
April
Overnight trips also decreased from 45 million in 2015 to
43 million in 2016.
Total number of overnight trips taken by month (per cent), 2015 – 2016

12. -703
-24
-755
84
-572
-1000
-500
0
500
1000
January February March April May June July August September October November December
-940
-1000
-500
0
500
1000
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Change in Day Trips between 2015 and 2016
Change in Overnight Trip between 2015 and 2016
A general decline is noticed
across most months for day
and overnight trips

13. The decline in trips
taken varies by
LSM group

14. Day Trip 2015 and 2016 by LSM Group (millions)
39 million day trips were taken between January and December 2016.
9,4%
44,1%
46,6%
6,9%
47,5%
45,6%
0,0
5,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
35,0
40,0
45,0
50,0
LSM 1 - 4 LSM 5 - 7 LSM 8 - 10
2015 2016
In 2015, individuals from LSM group 8-10 undertook
the most number of day trips (46,6%) whereas in 2016,
it was those in LSM group 5-7 with 47,5%

15. Overnight Trip 2015 and 2016 by LSM Group (millions)
Domestic tourists in 2016 were predominantly from the broad LSM group 5–7 with 55,3% of
overnight trips.
13,3%
52,0%
34,7%
10,6%
55,3%
34,1%
0,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
50,0
60,0
LSM 1 - 4 LSM 5 - 7 LSM 8 - 10
2015 2016
As a proportion of individuals
within a particular group the
broad LSM group 8–10 was the
most likely to travel (1 and a half
trips taken per individual)

16. Total expenditure (in Billion rand), 2013 - 2016
* Numbers have been rounded off
R104bn R110bn
R87bn R87bn
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2013 2014 2015 2016
Total expenditure on domestic day and overnight trips grew from R104 billion 2013 to R110 billion in 2014
Between 2015 and 2016 expenditure
remained constant

17. The main reason reported for undertaking day trips was:
Shopping
Visiting friends and
relatives
Leisure
Shopping VFR Leisure Funeral Business Religion Sporting Other Unspecified
2015 27,4 23,8 16,7 6,3 4,3 5,4 2,0 13,7 0,4
2016 27,0 22,5 13,4 8,2 5,2 5,1 4,1 14,0 0,6
0,0
5,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
Percentage
Main purpose of most recent day trips, 2015 - 2016

18. Number of trips by population group, 2015 - 2016
25,5%
43,8%
0,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
50,0
60,0
70,0
80,0
90,0
100,0
Day trips Overnight trips
Black African
32,1% 32,5%
Day trips Overnight trips
Coloured
28,0%
34,5%
0,0
10,0
20,0
30,0
40,0
50,0
60,0
70,0
80,0
90,0
100,0
Day trips Overnight trips
Indian/Asian
64,1%
88,9%
Day trips Overnight trips
White
When comparing travel within population groups, the white population travelled
almost twice as frequently than any other population group

19. The main reason reported for undertaking overnight trips was:
Visiting friends and
relatives
Leisure
Funeral
VFR Leisure Funeral Religion Business Shopping Sporting
Cultural
Occasion
Other Unspecified
2015 48,7 18,5 14,2 6,3 2,2 0,6 0,8 1,8 6,4 0,6
2016 48,0 17,3 13,8 6,1 2,7 0,6 0,5 1,9 8,5 0,7
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Percentage
Main purpose of most recent overnight trips, 2015 – 2016

20. Food and
beverages
16%
Domestic
transport
32%
Shopping
38%
Food and
beverage
s
15%
Domestic
transport
36%
Shopping
40%
LSM 5-7
Food and
beverages
20%
Shopping
21%
Accommodation
24%Domestic
transport
30%
LSM 8-10LSM 1-4
LSM groups by expenditure (R’000) on most recent overnight trips, January–December, 2016
LSM 1–4 spent slightly
more than third on
shopping when on
overnight trips
LSM 5–7 spent most of their
money on shopping and
transport while taking
overnight trips
LSM 8–10 spent nearly a
quarter of their money on
paid accommodation while
on overnight trips

21. MP
7,7%
KZN
8,4%
EC
10,1%
FS
4,3%
NW
9,8%
NC
4,3%
WC
13,2%
GP
23,0%
Gauteng , Limpopo
and Western Cape
were the most
popular destinations
for day travellers
LP
17,3%
Percentage of most recent day trips by province of destination, 2016

22. MP
10,5%
EC
12,2%
FS
4,8%
NW
7,5%
NC
2,5%
WC
9,7%
GP
13,4%
LP
17,0%
KZN
13,0%
The main destination for
overnight travel was
Limpopo followed by
Gauteng and
KwaZulu-Natal
Percentage of most recent overnight trip by province of destination, 2016

23. 50% 49%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2015 2016
36% 36%
2015 2016
3%
4%
2015 2016
AIRPLANE
BUS
TAXI
Cars and Taxis were the most used mode of transport for overnight trips.
9% 8%
2015 2016
CAR
The use of busses for overnight
trips decreased over this period,
while the use of airplanes rose
Main mode of transport for overnight trips, 2015 - 2016

24. Accommodation

25. 73,3%
4,4%
4,1%
3,9%
12,6%
Other
Self Catering
Hotel
Holiday home
of tourists made
use of unpaid
accommodation
when
undertaking an
overnight trip by
staying with
friends or
relatives
73%
STAYING WITH FRIENDS
OR RELATIVES
Accommodation used on most recent overnight trip, 2016

26. Day travelers who were
married were more
likely to travel than
others.
Individuals aged 25 - 44
made up 40,3% of day
travellers & travelled the
most compared to other
age groups
40,3% 37,3%
28,8%
Those who completed
secondary school
undertook most day trips.
25,2%
Main reason for undertaking
day (25,2%) trips for LSM
group 8-10, was leisure.
Profile of day travellers in terms of Age, education, marital status and LSM

27. Those who had never
been married were
more likely to undertake
overnight trips
Individuals aged 25 - 44
made up 40,1% of
overnight travellers
40,1% 33,7%
27,9%
Those who completed
secondary school
undertook most overnight
trips
37,7%
Main reason for
undertaking overnight
(37,7%) trips for LSM
group 8-10, was leisure.
Profile of overnight travellers in terms of Age, Education, Marital status and LSM

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