Cape Town has long been Airbnb’s most popular African destination, but that lead is slipping as tourists make bolder moves to undiscovered spots on the continent. South Africa still enjoys the lion’s share of Airbnb arrivals on the continent, mostly thanks to Cape Town’s 350,000 guest arrivals each year. Morocco’s efforts to impose a tax on Airbnb may dissuade the home-sharing platform from investing the way Airbnb has in Cape Town and its surrounding winelands and tourist attractions. Cape Town’s in-country losses are likely due to the drought that gripped the Western Cape region for much of last year. While Cape Town’s overall tourism numbers were up by 1%, domestic arrivals decreased by 2%, according to Cape Town Tourism.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2018 15:45 UTC