Mauritius tourism shows rise of 8.3 percent

Published on : Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Mauritius Tourism is constantly merging as the recent figures confirm positive development in terms of the tourism industry of the island. For the month of August 2018, tourist arrivals increased by 9.3% to reach 109,471 in comparison to 100,191 for August 2017. For the time period between January to August 2018, tourist arrivals increased by 4.0% to reach 872,217 in comparison to 838,397 for the same time in 2017.

Currently, maintaining the visibility of Mauritius is the only preoccupation for Minister Anil Gayan, the Minister of Tourism of the Island and his Ministry has initiated on the position of the Mauritian Culture in the center of their visibility campaign. Cultural events showcasing every branch of the population of Mauritius is by now being arranged bringing to life the variety that makes Mauritius culturally powerful and now from November Mauritius is moving ahead with their International Carnival that will be annual and all geared up to lure foreign press from the main tourism source market of the Island.