Archive for the ‘Mauritius’ Category

The Honeymoon Paradise of Mauritius is Straight from the Postcards

Mauritius is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and popular destinations for honeymooners. Romantic seems to be its most characteristic attribute and thousands of couples come there every year to start their lives together.

June 28, 2011   Posted in: Mauritius

Mauritius tourism industry expected to recover in 2010

PORT LOUIS – Mauritius expects its its tourism industry to recover this year on the back of higher visitor numbers after the island, one of Africa’s best tourism performers, has weathered the crisis better than expected.

February 19, 2010   Posted in: Mauritius

New Mauritius immigration policy exempts French nationals

BY ALAIN ST.ANGE, ETN AMBASSADOR | FEB 25, 2009 The government of Indian Ocean nation Mauritius has modified its immigration policy to attract more French tourists, especially the ones that had booked to French Caribbean colonies Guadeloupe and Martinique and that want to change destination because of the strikes that have been paralyzing these French [...]

February 25, 2009   Posted in: Mauritius

The St. Ange report – The latest tourism developments in Seychelles and Mauritius

By Alain St. Ange l eTN Ambassador SEYCHELLES TOURISM LEAPS FORWARD WITH RECORD INCREASEIN VISITOR ARRIVAL NUMBERS Seychelles is recording a 15 percent increase on its Year-to-Date arrival figures, based on the 2006 figures. The official statistical figures show that 131,925 visitors landed in Seychelles as at end October 2007 with France, Italy, Germany and [...]

November 4, 2007   Posted in: Mauritius

Before thinking about encouraging more tourists to visit Mauritius , the government should make sure the industry is sustainable

By Aanas Ruhomaully, L’Express (Port Louis) eTurbonews Government’s plan to bring around 2 million tourists into Mauritius by 2015 is a very laudable one. But what will we show to them? Stray dogs around La Citadelle? Litter in Pamplemousses Botanical Gardens? Five-star hotels in impoverished areas? Mosquito-breeding pools all around the island?

June 14, 2006   Posted in: Mauritius

United Nations Mauritius conference: “A resounding success”

Declaring the Conference “a resounding success,” the Secretary-General of the United Nations International Meeting on Small Island Developing States, Anwarul K. Chowdhury, reiterated his call at the concluding session of the Conference, for a dynamic system of monitoring the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy, and said, “Monitoring should not conclude with simple stocktaking, but should [...]

January 20, 2005   Posted in: Mauritius