Mauritius Remains Highly Euro-centric In Terms of Travel/Tourism - World Leisure Holidays

Ramesh Jeenarain, GM of World Leisure Holidays. Ramesh is a
Mauritian and has been in SA for a number of years. He has an
extensive knowledge of the travel industry in both SA and in
Mauritius.
David speaks to Ramesh on the current trends in Travel And Tourism
in Mauritius.
With a 7% increase in arrivals from South Africa to the paradise
island of Mauritius for the year ended December 2017, it is clear
that this luxurious, 5-star holiday destination remains very much
in demand for local travelers.

The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) is particularly
pleased with the performance of tourist arrivals from South Africa
during the past 12 months. 2017 ended on a positive note for
visitors from South Africa to Mauritius, with an overall 7%
increase in arrivals year on year to 112 129, compared to 104 834
in 2016. The new year has also started off on a positive note. In
January 2018, South African arrivals to the island totaled 7 196,
an increase of 10.3% from the 2016 figure of 6 522. And, South
Africa ranks as the fifth highest source market for the month,
contributing 5.9% of market share.

In December, South Africa was the second best source market for
arrivals to the island destination (behind France) with 20 838
arrivals (up 6.3% from 19 609 in 2016), and a 13.4% share in
tourist arrivals for the month. Taking the entire year into
consideration, South Africa represented an 8.4% share of overall
tourist arrivals (that totaled 1 341 860), a slight increase from
the 8.2% share for 2016, and was ranked the fifth best performing
market (behind France, the UK, Reunion Island and Germany).

This upturn in the arrival figures to Mauritius bodes well for a
similar pattern unfolding as we head into 2018. According to the
latest figures released by the UN’s World Tourism Organisation in
its World Tourism Barometer, international arrivals globally also
grew by a remarkable 7% last

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