Johannesburg: the most visited city of Africa

According to a ranking realized by MasterCard, Johannesburg stands out for the second consecutive year as the most popular city for travelers in Africa.

« Johannesburg remains the urban destination the most popular of Africa for the second consecutive year with at least 4,3 million visitors by the end of the year (more than 4,9 % compared with 2013)« , specified the authors of the ranking.

Johannesburg is also the agglomeration where visitors spend the most on the continent (3,2 billion dollars in 2014), according to this study that classifies 132 cities in the world.

Then Come Cap Town with 1,6 million international visitors, Cairo, Egypt (1,35 million visitors) followed by Lagos, Nigeria (1,33 millions) and Casablanca, Morocco (a little less than a million visitors).

We should note that London, Paris, Singapore and Dubai appear at the top of the world list.

Original textby: Agence Ecofin

Articles similaires

• Uganda: Best exhibitor at tourist fair in South Africa
• South Africa: An application to guide tourists in the footsteps of Mandela
• Forbes 2015: 29 Africans among the world billionaires
• Economy: South Africa is riding high
• Education: Top 20 business schools of Africa
• FIFA: Africa supports Sepp Blatter
• Africa2Moon: Africa conquering the moon
• Africa Top Success Awards: Vote for the African woman of the year 2014
• Nicéphore Soglo: invited in Pretoria by the chairwoman of the AU
• Innovation/Algeria: the 1st Africain Supersonic drone expected in 2016