This comes after last month's riots dealt a severe blow to the sector. 

More than 34 000 visitors made their way to our shores over the long weekend. 

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Kaunda says it was a much-needed boost for the local economy. 

The city says had it not been for the unrest, visitor arrivals were projected to drop by 50% under the country's adjusted level four lockdown last month. 

"This past long weekend we attracted visitors that are in access of 30 000 who have spent close to R50 million - a contribution of about R130 million to our GDP," the municipality's Mswawakhe Mayisela says. 

Mayisela says the interventions they have introduced to boost safety at key tourism spots are paying off. 

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"We are working closely with our law enforcement agencies to ensure that there is increased visibility to key tourism strategic points because tourism to us as a city is our gold."