Johannesburg, Lagos
and Nairobi have emerged the most popular
destinations in Africa with over 5 million
expected visitors in 2013, according to MasterCard’s Third Annual Global Destination
Cities Index.
The recently released index ranks Johannesburg as the highest on the continent both in total number of visits and international visitors totalling 2,544,013 and generating the sum of $2.7 billion, while Lagos will have 2,164,897 visitors which will generate about $922 million, the report showed.
Eleven other African cities were including Cape Town (South Africa), Durban (South Africa), Nairobi (Kenya), Cairo (Egypt), Casablanca (Morocco), Accra (Ghana), Beira (Mozambique) , Kampala
The recently released index ranks Johannesburg as the highest on the continent both in total number of visits and international visitors totalling 2,544,013 and generating the sum of $2.7 billion, while Lagos will have 2,164,897 visitors which will generate about $922 million, the report showed.
Eleven other African cities were including Cape Town (South Africa), Durban (South Africa), Nairobi (Kenya), Cairo (Egypt), Casablanca (Morocco), Accra (Ghana), Beira (Mozambique) , Kampala