| 2010 World Cup | ||
| Tourism Infomation | ||
| Accommodation | ||
| Visitors to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa can look forward to much more than the world class football; they will also enjoy exhilarating wildlife in many game parks, many miles of pristine beaches, beautiful mountains, celebrated wine and food and a diverse population renowned for its hospitality. When looking for accommodation, the visitor is spoilt for choice... between the branded luxury resorts and boutique hotels, a wide range of budget and no-frills hotels, township guesthouses and farmhouse bed-and-breakfasts, self-catering apartments and campsites. These establishments provide an experience to enhance the appeal of their location. The main city hotels offer modern, efficient amenities, resort hotels a wide range of facilities in beautiful surroundings and guesthouses and farmhouses an opportunity to become immersed in the South African way of life. Game lodges enable the visitor to observe at first hand the splendour and majesty of the wildlife. |
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| Infrastructure | ||
| South Africa plans to attract 10-million international visitors by 2010 and among them at least 250.000 soccer fans. At the moment, about 6-million international visitors a year come to SA. Johannesburg International Airport, the largest of the country's nine primary airports, successfully handled no fewer than 11 million passenger departures between 2004 and 2005. Cape Town International ranks second and is a prime tourism gateway serving 6,5 million of visitors descending on the Mother City in 2004. The national carrier, South African Airways, currently flies to 31 international destinations, spread across five continents, and has concluded agreements with partner airlines that enable easy access to the country from all corners of the planet. Visitors move easily around the country, flying between major cities on the comprehensive, regular schedule of commercial flights, driving on more than 7,200 kilometres of national roads, travelling on the extensive railway network and maybe even cruising between ports situated along the country's long coastline. | ||
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| Safety & Security |
| South Africa has experienced a downward trend in relation to various crime types since the end of Apartheid in 1994 and there is little doubt that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be a people-friendly yet secure event. Comprehensive international research, a wealth of experience delivered at major sporting events such as the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, together with own experiences have resulted in a model applicable to South African conditions. Anyway, during the past decade, South Africa has established an enviable record of hosting incident-free international events, such as the presidential inaugurations of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki in 1994 and 1999 respectively, the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the 1996 African Cup of Nations and, most recently, the 2003 Cricket World Cup and the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development. |
