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Football Fans From South America Boost South African Tourism
Robert Tooley, head of tourism in northern Limpopo province which includes Polokwane, said fans from Latin American teams such as Argentina, Mexico and Paraguay had brought a real party atmosphere during the first round.
"It was a surprise, we didn't expect that many of them. They booked the Pietersburg golf club and every accommodation establishment was fully booked," Tooley told AFP.
"Those guys know how to party... The Argentinians also took over this city. Their party started at the stadium."
Thandiwe January-McLean, chief executive of South African Tourism, put part of the surprising turnout down to aggressive marketing in Latin America.
"Latin America -- Brazil and Mexico specifically I would state -- are very high on our agenda, and we have seen a strengthening in terms of numbers from those countries," he told AFP.
Nicolas Peralta, from the Uruguayan capital Montevideo, is another visitor from one of the region's smaller countries who has been won over by South Africa after being taken aback by its sheer size.
"South Africa is much bigger than my country... Here I have had to get used to driving long distances," he said.
"We drove about 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from Pretoria to Cape Town. Back home, the longest drive is about 500 kilometres from north to south."
Apart from the marathon drives, Peralta said he and his three fellow travellers had been lapping up the local culture.
"We want to visit various museums and do cultural tours to learn more about the history of the country. We started with the apartheid museum" in Johannesburg, he said
The high demand has led South African Airways to introduce extra services, including four more weekly flights to Sao Paolo, said spokesman Fani Zulu.
Source-AFP
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