{"id":61355,"date":"2024-12-13T19:03:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp"},"modified":"2024-12-13T19:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T19:36:58","slug":"eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp","title":{"rendered":"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% increase from the previous year.<\/b><\/p>\n

This was revealed by Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Jane Mkhonta-Simelane, during a tour of the Malolotja Reserve Campsite on December 11, 2024.<\/p>\n

Key highlights include: <\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Employment Impact: The sector accounted for 30.2% of total direct employment, with over 8,000 jobs in the accommodation industry.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Recognition: Eswatini was named the most tourist-friendly country in Africa by The Travel in 2023.<\/p>\n

Mkhonta-Simelane emphasized the importance of tourism as a source of livelihood and a driver of economic growth, calling for its continued development. She praised stakeholders\u2014hoteliers, tour operators, guides, and artisans\u2014for their contributions to Eswatini\u2019s growing tourism appeal.<\/p>\n

The minister commended locals for embracing domestic tourism and exploring Eswatini\u2019s accommodation, outdoor activities, and dining options.<\/p>\n

To bolster tourism further, Eswatini aligns with its National Development Plan 2023\u20132028, which prioritizes partnerships with the private sector and efficient trade logistics. Notably, the Triland Agreement, formed in 2009 between Eswatini, Mozambique, and Mpumalanga (South Africa), fosters joint investment and marketing opportunities.<\/p>\n

Eswatini aims to achieve: <\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 E2 billion in tourism revenue.<\/p>\n

\u2022 2 million tourist arrivals by 2027.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Increasing the average length of stay from 1.3 nights to 5 nights.<\/p>\n

The minister expressed confidence that partnerships, such as the Triland Agreement, and initiatives like the Eswatini Familiarisation Tour would drive these targets, showcasing Eswatini\u2019s tourism potential on a regional and global scale.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% increase from the previous year. This was revealed by Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Jane Mkhonta-Simelane, during a tour of the Malolotja Reserve Campsite on December 11, 2024. Key highlights include: \u2022 Employment Impact: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":61354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,7,242],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-61355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","category-head-lines","category-to-homepage","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"\nESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% i ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% i ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-13T19:03:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-13T19:36:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-13T19:03:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-13T19:36:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp\"},\"wordCount\":254,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Eswatini\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"economy\",\"head lines\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp\",\"name\":\"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP - Eswatini\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-13T19:03:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-13T19:36:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% i ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/\",\"name\":\"Eswatini\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP - Eswatini","description":"Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% i ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP","og_description":"Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% i ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp","og_site_name":"Eswatini","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-12-13T19:03:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-13T19:36:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP","datePublished":"2024-12-13T19:03:03+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-13T19:36:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp"},"wordCount":254,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg","keywords":["Eswatini"],"articleSection":["all news","economy","head lines","to-homepage"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp","name":"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP - Eswatini","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-13T19:03:03+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-13T19:36:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Eswatini\u2019s tourism sector made significant strides in 2022, contributing E623 million to the country\u2019s GDP, a 19.4% i ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/12\/sm_1734105952.823963.jpg","width":1080,"height":720,"caption":"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/eswatinis-tourism-industry-contributes-e623-million-to-gdp#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"ESWATINI\u2019S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES E623 MILLION TO GDP"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/","name":"Eswatini","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}