Visitation numbers of most attractions in Cape Town and the Western Cape skyrocketed in June 2010. This is according to Cape Town Routes Unlimited’s Quarter 2 Western Cape Tourism Barometer, which shows that although many attractions felt the effects of the off-peak tourism season in April and May, they reaped the benefits of the 2010 World Cup during June with visitation numbers increasing – in some cases dramatically.

The following visitor numbers of attractions illustrate this trend:

• Table Mountain Aerial Cable Way showed a 16.7% overall quarterly increase and a June year-on-year increase of 68.9%

• Agulhas Lighthouse experienced an overall quarter 2 increase of 9% and for June a 93.3% year-on-year increase (849 more visitors)

• De Hoop Nature Reserve showed a 6.4% overall quarter 2 increase and a June year-on-year increase of 112% (433 more visitors)

• Year-on-year visitations to the V&A Waterfront declined by 3.3% in quarter 2 but the year-on-year increase for June is 17.9% (270 555 more visitors)

• Robben Island’s overall decline for quarter 2 is 7%, but the attraction has registered an astronomical June year-on-year increase of 81% (8671 more visitors)

• While the Cango Caves experienced an overall quarterly decline of 2.7%, it showed a June year-on-year increase of 46.4 % (3003 more visitors)

• Table Mountain Boulders’ visitations showed an overall quarter 2 decline of 1%, but a 54.6 % year-on-year increase in June (11 629 more visitors)

• All Parks in the province displayed a significant increase in visitation figures

In addition, the V&A Waterfront showed a 4.8% year-on-year July increase, which resulted in 74 121 more visitors that month. Data for July on other attractions is being processed and will be released soon.