As a paradise for wildlife, South Africa has always been one of the most desirable destinations for many Chinese tourists. If you are one of them, you must not miss the next good news. That is to allow Chinese tourists to apply for visas in South Africa more quickly and conveniently. South Africa has set up five visa application centers in China. Today, it will formally open services for applicants from different parts of China.

Recently, the South African visa application centers in Shenyang, Wuhan, Xi’an, Hangzhou and Jinan were officially opened. Since then, China has nine South African visa application centers.

The South African Tourism Department will invest 2 billion rand in the tourism budget to stimulate South African tourism growth.

Derek Hanekom, Tourism Minister of South Africa, said that although the decline in tourism in 2015 has brought considerable pressure to South Africa's tourism industry, the tourism sector is still an important part of South Africa's national development plan and it is also promoting the economy. The main driving force for growth.

In order to revitalize the tourism industry, South Africa has recently adopted various measures to attract overseas tourists, especially the development of the Chinese source market. Since the beginning of this year, the development of tourism has been strong.

Tourism Minister of South Africa Derek Hanecomb said on the 14th that South Africa’s tourism industry has shown encouraging growth this year. The number of foreign tourists in the first three months exceeded 1 million, which was not seen since 2009.