Johannesburg Ranked as the Most Visited City in Africa

Johannesburg is set to be the most popular destination in Africa, with a projected 2.54 million international visitors expected to visit the city in 2013, according to the
third annual MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.

Mastercard released the figures stating, despite a marginal 5.5% increase in the number of international visitors from 2012, Johannesburg’s substantial 53.6% growth in international visitors from 2009 to 2013 has propelled it into the Index’s top 20 fastest growing cities globally.

Johannesburg also comes out tops in Africa in terms of international visitor spending, with US $2.7 billion estimated (about R27bn at R10.03/$) to be injected into the city during 2013, a slight increase (1%) on 2012’s expenditure.