South Africa seeing a steady rise in Indian tourist arrivals since last year, its airline has planned to increase its flight frequency to the country.

"South Africa's tourism industry reached record heights in 2011, as we reached our highest-ever figure of 8.3 million international tourist arrivals. In 2011, we saw an increasing number of tourists visiting us from countries such as India, China and Brazil. From India alone, we welcomed 90,367 tourists in 2011 which is 26.2 percent more than the Indian tourist arrivals seen in 2010," South African Tourism Chief Executive Officer, Thulani Nzima, said at function, held early this month to launch a book aimed at vegetarians and Jains.

The book called the 'Guide to Vegetarian, Vegan and Jain Dining in South Africa' sets out the specific dietary requirements of vegetarians, vegans and Jains; gives lists of food items that each group may (and may not) eat; gives a brief explanation of the culture that informs the dietary needs of these tourists. 

The book which also has a number of recipes from the Jain cuisine will be distributed across 6000 chefs in the hospitality industry of South Africa, said Hanneli Slabber, Country Head India for South African Tourism.

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