Mauritius: Sea, Sand, Sun and why it must diversify its tourism ECA

Abstract

The Island of Mauritius is synonymous to leisure. Renowned for its beaches and bluest of waters, Mauritius is a destination for merry makers with 92 percent of its visitors coming purely to enjoy its sea, sun and sand in turn, creating over 28,000 direct jobs and accounting for 10 percent to its GDP. The meeting which precedes the 18th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Exports will submit recommendations on opportunities in the tourism sector in southern Africa to member States representatives, who will meet for the next two days on the same theme.