4.2 Domestic Tourism Surveys not Comparable The first domestic tourism survey in South Africa was undertaken in 1992, thereafter in 1994, 1997 and 2001. Additionally, Tourism Kwazulu-Natal undertook a survey of the urban domestic tourism market in 1997/1998. It is very difficult to find a correlation or travel pattern when comparing these surveys. The 2001 domestic tourism survey is by far the largest of its type ever taken in South Africa.
A national sample of 10,000 respondents was selected across the country, stratified by province and lifestyle category. According to the survey, 59% of domestic tourism trips were made by visiting friends and relatives (VFR). When one considers the population distribution in the cities and towns of the Eastern Cape, then one cannot help wonder if this category was not skewed by including returning migrant workers i.e. returning residents.
4.3 Provincial Distribution of Domestic Tourism 2001
