An overview of the tourism industry in south africa

5. ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY FOR NELSON MANDELA BAY AND SURROUNDS

1. 
   Summary Of Accommodation As At August 8, 2006:
   

Formal Accommodation:
Location		Facilities				Rooms			Beds
Nelson Mandela Bay		263				3,752			9,861
150Km Radius		374				2,855			8,553
1 Hour Flight		164				3,126			6,663
TOTAL		801				9,733			25,077
Total Beds Required:	27,200			* As per NMMM - Stadium 2010 Business Plan
Total Beds Outstanding:	2,123

(Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism)

2. 
   Accommodation Types in NMB:
   

Type	Facilities	Rooms	Beds
Hotel	29	1688	3923
Self-Catering	52	476	1563
B&B	74	466	1028
Guest Houses	67	444	991
Resorts	8	269	950
Camping & Caravanning	6	150	631
Lodges	13	122	376
Backpackers	8	99	255
Cottage	4	21	87
Guest Farm	2	12	37
Leasing	2	5	20
TOTAL	265	3,752	9,861

(Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism)
Commentary:
In preparation for the FIFA World Cup in 2010, the local destination marketing organisation, Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism (NMBT), conducted a comprehensive survey of all the accommodation establishments in and around Nelson Mandela Bay.
This survey is therefore the best source if information available for anyone contemplating an investment in accommodation. The information does not cover any establishments that may have closed down but these are generally far and few between. Very often it is not so much a case of closing down but of change in ownership when the original owners either leave town or speculate and sell according to property demand.

3. 
   Accommodation in NMB grouped by Grading
   

Grading *****

Sub Category Rooms Beds Facilities

Hotel 66 132 4

Lodges 21 84 1

Guest Houses 12 33 2

B&B 6 13 1

TOTAL 105 262 8

Grading ****

Sub Category Rooms Beds Facilities

Hotel 536 1037 6

Guest Houses 23 54 3

Self-Catering 4 16 1

B&B 5 12 1

TOTAL 568 1119 11

Grading ***

Sub Category Rooms Beds Facilities

Hotel 747 1963 9

Resorts 80 290 1

Self-Catering 81 264 4

Guest Houses 69 148 11

Lodges 39 125 3

B&B 48 109 6

TOTAL 1064 2899 34

Grading **

Sub Category Rooms Beds Facilities

Hotel 112 323 2

B&B 13 26 2

TOTAL 125 349 4

Grading None

Sub Category Rooms Beds Facilities

Self-Catering 391 1283 46

B&B 394 868 63

Guest Houses 340 756 51

Resorts 189 660 7

Camping & 150 631 6

Hotel 227 468 8

Backpackers 99 255 8

Lodges 62 167 9

Cottage 21 87 4

Guest Farm 12 37 2

Leasing 5 20 2

TOTAL 1890 5232 206

GRAND TOTAL 3752 9861 263

4. 
   Accommodation In NMB, Surrounding Towns And 1 Hour Flight Per Town
   

Location	Town	Distance from PE	Rooms	Beds	Facilities
Nelson Mandela Bay	Coega	31	50	100	1
	Port Elizabeth	0	3550	9332	245
	Uitenhage	40	152	429	17
150Km Radius	Addo	61	430	1071	36
	Alexandria	114	28	60	6
	Alicedale	106	61	124	3
	Bathurst	142	46	106	8
	Baviaanskloof	80	123	399	26
	Bushmansrivermouth	137	2	4	1
	Cannon Rocks	132	0	0	1
	Cannonville	47	9	20	2
	Colchester	46	180	837	5
	Grahamstown	130	604	1334	118
	Hankey	76	3	8	1
	Humansdorp	86	29	60	11
	Jeffreys Bay	76	640	2595	70
	Kenton on Sea	138	103	337	15
	Kirkwood	83	29	56	3
	Lalibela	90	23	46	1
	Middleton	120	12	28	1
	Nanaga	114	6	15	2
	Patensie	76	78	292	17
	Paterson	80	131	269	8
	St Francis Bay	107	313	880	38
	Wolwefontein	120	5	12	1
1Hr Flight	East London	287	2693	5535	152
	George	326	118	236	2
	Knysna	265	142	564	6
	Mossel Bay	371	6	19	1
	Plettenberg Bay	233	6	13	1
	Wilderness	309	161	296	2
TOTAL		4,023	9,733	25,077	801

(Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism)

5. 
   Accommodation In NMB Grouped Per Suburb
   

Town	Suburb	Rooms	Beds	Facilities
Coega	Coega	50	100	1
Port Elizabeth	Amsterdamhoek / Blue Water Bay	90	191	8
Port Elizabeth	Beachview	42	133	5
Port Elizabeth	Bethelsdorp	6	12	1
Port Elizabeth	Central	421	911	26
Port Elizabeth	Colleen Glen	9	18	2
Port Elizabeth	Fernglen	2	4	1
Port Elizabeth	Greenacres	6	12	1
Port Elizabeth	Humewood	902	2928	31
Port Elizabeth	Hunters Retreat	20	30	1
Port Elizabeth	Ibhayi	12	40	1
Port Elizabeth	Kabega	3	6	1
Port Elizabeth	Kwazekele	8	16	1
Port Elizabeth	Lorraine	8	16	1
Port Elizabeth	Maitland	3	8	1
Port Elizabeth	Malabar			1
Port Elizabeth	Mill Park / Linkside	131	283	17
Port Elizabeth	Motherwell	4	8	1
Port Elizabeth	Mount Road / Mount Croix	21	58	4
Port Elizabeth	New Brighton	3	6	1
Port Elizabeth	Newton Park	25	53	6
Port Elizabeth	Redhouse	8	17	1
Port Elizabeth	Richmond Hill	6	12	1
Port Elizabeth	Sardinia bay	10	23	3
Port Elizabeth	Schoenmakerskop	82	369	3
Port Elizabeth	Seaview	111	323	13
Port Elizabeth	South End	12	24	1
Port Elizabeth	Summerstrand	1256	2807	72
Port Elizabeth	Sunridge Park	4	8	1
Port Elizabeth	Swartkops	16	24	1
Port Elizabeth	Theesecombe / Colleenglen / Chelsea	60	169	7
Port Elizabeth	Van Stadens / Blue Horizon Bay	10	29	3
Port Elizabeth	Walmer	258	790	29
Port Elizabeth	Westering	1	4	1
Uitenhage	Rockside	9	69	1
Uitenhage	Uitenhage	138	350	15
Uitenhage	Van Riebeeck Heights	5	10	1

(Source: Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism)

6. 
   Growth in NMB Accommodation Stock 1996 – 2006
   

Accommodation Type	Number of Facilities 1996	Number of Facilities 2006	Number of Beds 1996	Number of Beds 2006
Hotels	13	29	2895	3923
B&B / Guest Houses	100	141	1217	2019
Resorts	7	8	1433	950
Self-Catering	12	52	1563	2106
Backpackers	4	8	130	255
TOTAL	136	238	7238	9253

Commentary:

• 
  The table above represents an accommodation audit undertaken in 1996 and 2006
  
• 
  The accommodation facilities cannot be directly compared because hotels and alternative accommodation were graded and classified differently in 1996 e.g. there were no Boutique Hotels classified in 1996
  
• 
  Accommodation available in caravan parks and camping sites has not been included in the above table but this normally is an indication of space available for self accommodation e.g. visitors provide their own tents and caravans
  
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  From the above comparison it would appear that the supply of accommodation facilities in Nelson Mandela Bay has increased by 75% over the 10 year period between 1996 and 2006 thereby increasing the stock of available beds for visitors by 28% or 2015 additional beds
  

7. 
   PORT ELIZABETH AIRPORT
   

The airport currently handles more than 1 million passengers per year, over 38 770 air traffic movements and services all major domestic routes. Business travellers account for 60% of all passengers, while 80% of people passing through the airport reside in South Africa. This means that some 200 000 passengers a year are foreigners.

The airport handles some 822 798 kg of cargo per month. The airport infrastructure boasts two runways of 1 900m and 1860m respectively, 13 airport parking bays on the apron and terminals measuring 6 700 square meters. The main runway is equipped with full CAT 1 1LS system from both ends.
The modern terminal upgrade is able to handle up to 2 million passengers per year. Long term plans include extending the runway by 1 km in order to accommodate the larger passenger and airfreight carriers. The airport has already been awarded international airport status.

PORT ELIZABETH AIRPORT FINANCIAL YEAR AIR TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
Passengers	2005/2006	2006/2007
Arrivals	647,640	714,600
Departures	656,121	724,245
TOTAL	1,303,782	1,438,845

(Source: ACSA Financial Year Report 2005/2006 compared to 2006/2007)
Air traffic through Port Elizabeth Airport has increased by 10% when comparing the financial year 2006/2007 with the previous year.

5.8 Analysis of current supply of hotel facilities in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan area:
NAME	LOCATION	GPS COORDINATES (lat/lon hddd°mm.mmm'(WGS84)	RACK RATE	ESTIMATED AVERAGE RATE (achieved rate)	GRADING (based on rate)	NUMBER OF ROOMS	AVERAGE OCCUPANCIES (2004)	ESTIMATED ROOM NIGHTS AVAILABLE	ESTIMATED ROOM NIGHTS SOLD
PRIMARY MARKET:
Beach Hotel	Marine Drive, Summerstrand 6013	S33 58.883 E25 39.543	R 655	R 508	FIRST CLASS	58	72%	21,170	15,242
Brookes Hill suites	Brookes Hill Road, Off Beach Road, PE	S33 58.696 E25 39.020	R 465	R 360	MID-MARKET	68	73%	24,820	15,642
Chapman Manor House	No.1 Lady Bea Crescent, Brookes Hill, Summerstrand	S33 58.717 E25 38.971	R 435	R 337	MID-MARKET	24	80%	8,760	7,008
City Lodge	Cnr. Beach and Lodge Roads, Summerstrand	S33 58.792 E25 39.260	R 530	R 396	MID-MARKET	147	77%	53,655	41,314
Courtyard	c/o Beach Road & Lodge Road, Sunnerstrand	S33 58.816 E25 39.418	R 550	R 468	MID-MARKET	64	80%	23,360	18,590
Edward Hotel	Central Belmont Terrace	S33 57. 782 E25 37.171	R 480	R 408	MID-MARKET	96	72%	35,040	25,229
Formula One	Cnr. La Ronche & Beach Road, Humewood	S33 58.658 E25 38.892	R 224	R 224	BUDGET	88	90%	32,120	28,908
Holiday Inn Garden Court Kings Beach	La Roche Drive Humewood	S33 58.648 E25 38.811	R 539	R 458	MID-MARKET	280	65%	102,200	65,970
Humewood Hotel	33 Beach Road, Humewood	S33 58.564 E25 38.805	R 430	R 293	MID-MARKET	67	73%	24,455	17,952
Kelway	Brookes Hill Drive, Humewood	S33 58.725 E25 38.903	R 450	R 383	MID-MARKET	65	46%	23,725	10,890
Marine Protea Hotel	Marine Drive, Summerstrand 6013	S33 59.033 E25 40.015	R 570	R 485	FIRST CLASS	98	72%	35,770	25,754
Paxton Hotel	Carnavon Place, Humerail	S33 58.217 E25 37.802	R 750	R 400	FIRST CLASS	83	74%	30,295	22,418
Road Lodge	Marine Drive, Summerstrand 6013	S33 59.646 E25 40.594	R 280	R 280	MID-MARKET	92	91%	33,580	30,558
Summerstrand Inn	Marine Drive, Summerstrand 6013	S33 59.631 E25 40. 629	R 550	R 425	MID-MARKET	237	46%	86,505	40,138
TOTAL/AVERAGE				R 387		1,467		535,455	365,614
AVERAGE MARKET OCCUPANCY								68%
SECONDARY MARKET:
Bayberry Fountain Hotel	7 Lutman str	S33 57.494 E25 36.888	R 180	R 144	BUDGET	5	83%	1,825	1,506
Belvia	245 Govan Mbeki Ave, North End	S33 58.099 E25 37.721	R 80	R 80	BUDGET	33	50%	12,045	6,023
Grand Gardens Hotels	Central Belmont Terrace and White	S33 57.787 E25 37.184	R 140	R 123	BUDGET	40	76%	14,600	11,096
Old Central Hotel	193 Carledon Street, Uitenhage		R 150	R 128	BUDGET	22	N/A	N/A	N/A
Park Place	45 Western Road	S33 57.489 E25 36.945	R 170	R 138	BUDGET	50	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phoenix Hotel	Chapel Street, Central	S33 57.692 E25 37.295	R 150	R 108	BUDGET	9	90%	3,285	2,957
Pine Lodge Resort	Marine Drive, Summerstrand 6013	S33 59.614 E25 400661	R 436	R 371	MID-MARKET	37	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rose and Shamrock Hotel-Uitenhage	21 John Street	S33 58.864 E25 32.605	R 120	R 86	BUDGET	18	90%	6,570	5,913
Seaview Hotel	9 Elizabeth Road, Seaview,PE	S33 57.185 E25 36.593	R 390	R 320	MID-MARKET	25	40%	9,125	3,650
Swartkops Hotel	Off John Tallant Road, turn right on R102N for 2.5 km	S33 52.828 E25 36.905	R 225	R 174	BUDGET	16	30%	5,840	1,752
TOTAL/AVERAGE				R 167		255		53,290	32,896
AVERAGE MARKET OCCUPANCY							62%
N/A - occupancies were not available for these hotels. They were excluded from the calculation
of average occupancy across the category of hotels because they represent a large proprtion (43%) of the total room stock.

5.9 REVISED TOURISM GROWTH PROJECTIONS NELSON MANDELA BAY METRO 2004 – 2010
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Foreign Tourist Arrivals	375 000	390 000	405 600	421 824	438 697	456 245	488 182
Average Daily Spend	R1532	R1685	R1854	R2039	R2243	R2467	R2714
Average Length of Stay	3 days	3 days	3 days	3 days	3 days	4 days	4 days
TOTAL VALUE	R1 724m	R1 971m	R2 256m	R2 580m	R2 952m	R4 502m	R5 300m
Domestic Tourist Trips	1,900,000	1,957,000	2,015,710	2,076,181	2,138,466	2,202,620	2,268,700
Intra-Provincial Trips (75%)	1,425,000	1,467,750	1,511,783	1,557,136	1,603,850	1,651,965	1,701,525
Inter-Provincial Trips (25%)	475,000	489,250	503,927	519,045	534,616	550,655	567,175
Average Spend Per Trip	R957	R1053	R1158	R1274	R1401	R1541	R1695
TOTAL VALUE	R1 818m	R2 060m	R2 334m	R2 645m	R3 000m	R3 394m	R3 845m
GRAND TOTAL VALUE	R3 542m	R4 031m	R4 590m	R5 225m	R5 952m	R7 896m	R9 145m

(Source: NMMU Tourism Research Unit, June 2006)
Assumptions:

• 
  75% of all the foreign tourists to the Eastern Cape Province visit Nelson Mandela Bay
  
• 
  4% of the domestic tourist trips taken in South Africa are to Nelson Mandela Bay
  
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  Foreign tourism is projected to grow by 4% per annum and by 7% in 2010
  
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  Domestic tourist trips is projected to grow by 3% per annum
  
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  Average daily spend of foreign tourists is inflated by 10% per annum
  
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  Average spend per domestic tourist trip is inflated by 10% per annum
  
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  The average length of stay of foreign tourists to NMB is 3 days
  
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  The length of stay of foreign tourists will increase from 3 days to 4 days by 2010