Tourism Statistics - Government of Botswana

TSA TABLE 1- Inbound tourism consumption by products and categories of visitors –
Botswana 2005/2006
(visitor final consumption expenditure in cash) (net valuation) – P millions
Same-day visitors Tourists Total visitors
Products (1.1) (1.2)
(1.3) = (1.1) +
(1.2)
A. Specific products
A.1 Characteristic products
Accommodation 2 1,028 1,030
Food & Drink 2 277 279
Transport 1 258 259
Recreation 219 219
Tour Operator (Margin) 72 72
A.2 Connected products
Shopping 40 403 443
B. Non specific products
Other Spending 18 741 759
TOTAL 63 2,998 3,061
number of trips 213,000 1,759,000
Sources: Derived from DOT & CSO Arrival Statistics, DOT Visitor Surveys, Tour Operator Survey
2.3 Domestic Tourists
number of overnights 9,300,000
Measuring Domestic Tourism Consumption requires considerable sample survey data upon
household travel (making same-day trips, making tourist trips staying overnight, and making trips
abroad whether same-day or staying). It also requires considerable data upon business travel by
private sector companies and considerable information on travel by Government institutions
including parastatals. Currently this information is not available in Botswana, though it is intended
to extend the Household Survey next year (2008) to ascertain more information on residents‟
travel habits. In the absence of this detailed information broad estimations of Domestic Tourism
Consumption from different sources have been put together, as proxies for the actual statistics.
It is necessary to look at Domestic Tourism Consumption from three key sources, namely:
Households;
Government (Central and Local); and
Businesses.
Information from the following has been taken into account, namely the Household Income and
Expenditure Surveys (HIES), the Government Budgets and the National Accounts Data.
Overall, the HIES results in 2002/2003 do lead to the view that domestic household consumption
of „hotels and restaurants‟ will be lower than the domestic consumption by businesses
(intermediate consumption) and the domestic consumption by Government. This broadly confirms
observation in tourism accommodation.
There are no figures on Government Consumption of Hotels and tourism related products. Within
the Government budget the following have been identified:
(1) Internal Travel;
(2) External Travel, and
(3) Expenditure on Councils, Exhibitions and Conferences.
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