{"id":20165,"date":"2023-01-18T07:59:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T07:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/promising-developments-in-tourism-after-incwala"},"modified":"2023-01-18T10:49:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T10:49:42","slug":"promising-developments-in-tourism-after-incwala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/promising-developments-in-tourism-after-incwala","title":{"rendered":"PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS IN TOURISM AFTER INCWALA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Local tourism saw a few developments on Incwala Main Day last week.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This was revealed by Eswatini Tourism Authority (ETA) statistics.<\/p>\n<p>According to ETA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Linda Nxumalo the easing of restrictions on travel, helped emaSwati display admirable enthusiasm towards domestic tourism, as demonstrated in statistics gathered from the Incwala week.<\/p>\n<p>Local hotels, guesthouses as well as game and nature reserves are said to have recorded an average occupancy rate of 14.8 percent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20162 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_1-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nxumalo said this was a great improvement considering the lack of activity that all local tourism establishments suffered under the global lockdown regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this time last year, the tourism industry was completely shut down following the closing down of borders and the global call for people to stay at home as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20163 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/01\/postMediaimg_103_2-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to that she said things were certainly looking up this year with border activity amassing a total of 6 912 arrivals as cited in research gathered by the ETA in collaboration with the Department of Immigration.<\/p>\n<p>These findings also reveal that Eswatini\u2019s source markets have, once again, shown enthusiasm for visiting the country.<\/p>\n<p>South Africans constituted the highest number of travellers visiting Eswatini, followed by Mozambique, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom and France among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Local tourism saw a few developments on Incwala Main Day last week. This was revealed by Eswatini Tourism Authority (ETA) statistics. 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