Johannesburg - Cape Town remains a firm favourite among South Africans travelling domestically, while Mauritius took pole position during the 2012 and early 2013 holiday seasons, followed closely by Thailand.
Durban and surrounds occupies second place in travel franchise Harvey World Travel’s compilation of destination preferences based on a sample of 100 000 bookings between last January and this January.
Harvey World Travel managing director Rosemary Moss says that the average time-range spent travelling in 2012 was between three and 10 days. “Value destinations will continue to drive consumption during 2013,” she says, “and holiday duration will continue along the time-spent trend of last year.”
Top destinations in South Africa were led by Cape Town (30 percent) followed by Durban and surrounds (22 percent), the Garden Route (17 percent), the Cape Winelands (11 percent), game lodges (10 percent) and Johannesburg (eight percent).
Internationally, Mauritius (24 percent) leads the way for South African holidaymakers,with Thailand on its heels (23 percent) followed by Europe, the US and the Maldives.
– Saturday Star