16. Global Tourism Performance vs South Africa - There is a need to intensify focus on emerging economies particularly China due to their spending power. South Africa's 4.7 per cent growth in international arrivals for 2013 was below the global average growth of 5.0 per cent unlike in 2012 where South Africa was above global average. The decline in domestic trips taken in 2013 may result in failure to meet National Tourism Sector Strategy targets which is to grow the number of domestic trips to 54 million by 2020.