South African tourism chiefs say hosting the FIFA World Cup 2010 could pump more than $3.5bn into the country’s economy.
South Africa becomes the first ever African country to host the event and says it expects to far surpass the $170m benefit of hosting the Cricket World Cup last year.
According to research conducted by tourism specialists Grant Thornton Kessel Feinstein, the FIFA event will prove a huge financial benefit to the country.
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