Tourism in Mauritius

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Tourism in Mauritius is an important component of the Mauritian economy as well as a significant source of its foreign exchange revenues. The tourism industry is also a major economic pillar on the island of Rodrigues, however tourism has not been developed in Agaléga Islands. Mauritius is mostly appreciated by tourists for its natural beauty and man-made attractions, multi-ethnic and cultural diversity of the population, tropical climate, beautiful beaches and water sports.

History

In the past thirty years, Mauritius has developed from a low-income economy based on agriculture to a middle-income diversified economy. Much of this economic growth has been the result of the expansion of the luxury tourism sector. Mauritius was mainly dependent on the sugar and textiles industries, as world sugar prices declined and the production of textiles became economically unfeasible, the government decide to expand the tourist industry.

Over the years visitors to Mauritius has been mostly from European countries, due to the economic downturn in Europe in 2011, the government decided to diversify its market by providing direct flights to Asian and African countries which were experiencing higher growth in terms of arrival.

Overview[

Flic en Flac, a beach on the western part of the island

The tourism sector is supervised by the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure, the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) promotes Mauritius by conducting advertising campaigns, participating in tourism fairs and organizing, in collaboration with the local tourism industry, promotional campaign and activities in Mauritius and abroad. The Tourism Authority (TA) is responsible for licensing, regulating and supervising the activities of tourist enterprises, pleasure crafts, skippers and canvassers. It also contributes to the uplifting of the destination and provides technical assistance toRodrigues island. The Association des Hôteliers et Restaurateurs de l'île Maurice (AHRIM) is a non-profitable organization set up in 1973 to represent and promote the interests of hotels and restaurants in Mauritius.

Statistics

According to Statistics Mauritius, total passenger arrivals to Mauritius in 2011 was 1,294,387 and tourist arrivals for the year attained 964,642.^] In 2012 emerging markets, Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China, registered positive growths of 58.9% and 38.0% respectively. According theBank of Mauritius the gross tourism receipts was Rs44 billion in 2012. The forecast number of tourist arrival for 2013 is 1 million.

Hotel classification

This is a list of hotels in Mauritius in alphabetical order. In the past the star ratings of hotels were determined by themselves, on 12 April 2012, the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority(MTPA) announced a new classification based on international standard.

This list is incomplete;

Mauritius island

	Name	Image	Location	MTPA Hotel Grading[3]
1	20 Degré Sud		Grand Baie	4★★★★ Boutique Hotel
2	Aanari Hotel & Spa		Flic en Flac	3★★★
3	Ambre Hotel		Palmar, Flacq
4	Anahita The Resort Mauritius		Beau Champ	5★★★★★ Villas
5	Angsana Balaclava		Balaclava
6	Constance Belle Mare Plage & Resort		Belle Mare	5★★★★★
7	Blue Lagoon Beach Hotel		Blue Bay, Mahebourg	3★★★
8	Bougainville		Trou D’eau Douce	2★★
9	Calodyne Sur Mer		Calodyne
10	Casuarina Resort & Spa		Trou aux Biches
11	Club Marmara Mauritius			[1]
12	Club Med - La Pointe aux Canonniers		Grand Baie	4★★★★ Club
13	Club Med La Plantation d'Albion		Albion	5★★★★★ Club
14	Coin de Mire Attitude		Bain Boeuf	3★★★
15	Colonial Beach Hotel		Pointe aux Piments
16	Coralia Mont Choisy Hotel		Mont Choisy	3★★★
17	Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa		Le Morne Peninsula	5★★★★★
18	Emeraude Beach Attitude		Belle Mare	3★★★
19	Gold Beach Resort		Flic en Flac	3★★★
20	Gold Crest Hotel		Quatre Bornes	3★★★ Business
21	Gold Nest Hotels		Quatre Bornes	2★★ Business
22	Hennessy Park Hotel		Ebene City	4★★★★ Business
23	Four Points by Sheraton		Ebene City
24	Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort		Domaine de Bel Ombre	5★★★★★
25	Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa		Domaine de Bel Ombre	5★★★★★
26	Heritage The Villas Mauritius		Domaine de Bel Ombre	5★★★★★ Villas
27	Hibiscus Village Vacances		Pereybere	3★★★ Club
28	Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa		Wolmar, Flic en Flac	5★★★★★
29	Hotel Les Orchidées		Grand Baie	2★★
30	Hôtel Club Le Marina by Attitude		Anse La Raie
31	Intercontinental Mauritius Resort		Balaclava
32	LUX* Grand Gaube		Grand Gaube	5★★★★★
33	LUX* Le Morne		Le Morne	5★★★★★
34	LUX* Belle Mare		Belle Mare	5★★★★★
35	La Palmeraie Boutique Hotel		Belle Mare
36	La Pirogue		Wolmar, Flic en Flac	4★★★★
37	La Plantation Resort & Spa			4★★★★
38	Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel		Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis	5★★★★★ Business
39	Lakaz Chamarel Exclusive Lodge		Chamarel	4★★★★ Lodge
40	Le Canonnier		Pointe Aux Canonniers	4★★★★
41	Le Grand Bleu		Trou Aux Biches	3★★★
42	Le Mauricia		Grand Baie	4★★★★
43	Le Mornea		Le Morne
44	Le Méridien		Pointe Aux Piments	4★★★★
45	Le Palmiste Resort & Spa		Trou aux Biches	3★★★
46	Le Preskil Beach Resort		Mahebourg	4★★★★
47	Constance Le Prince Maurice		Poste de Flacq	5★★★★★ Luxury
48	Le Recif Attitude		Pointe aux Piments	3★★★
49	Le Saint Georges		Port Louis	3★★★ Business
50	Le Sakoa Hotel		Trou aux Biches
51	Le Suffren Hotel & Marina		Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis	4★★★★ Business
52	Le Touessrok, Resort & Golf Course		Trou d’Eau Douce Bay	5★★★★★ Luxury
53	Le Victoria		Pointe Aux Piments	4★★★★
54	Les Cocotiers			2★★
55	Long Beach Mauritius		Belle Mare	5★★★★★
56	Manisa Hotel		Flic en Flac	3★★★
57	Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa		Wolmar, Flic en Flac	5★★★★★ Luxury
58	Maritim Hotel		Terre Rouge	5★★★★★
59	Merville Beach Hotel		Grand Baie	3★★★
60	Mövenpick Resort & Spa Mauritius		Bel Ombre	4★★★★
61	Oberoi Mauritius		Baie aux Tortues
62	Ocean Villas		Grand Baie	3★★★
63	One&Only Le Saint Géran Hotel		Belle Mare	5★★★★★ Luxury
64	Paradis Hotel & Golf Club		Le Morne Peninsula	5★★★★★
65	Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel		Anse La Raie	5★★★★★
66	Pearle Beach Resort and Spa		Flic en Flac
67	Port Chambly Hotel		Terre Rouge
68	Royal Palm		Grand Baie	5★★★★★ Luxury
69	Récif Attitude		Pointe aux Piments
70	Shandrani Resort & Spa		Blue Bay	5★★★★★
71	Shanti Maurice		Rivière des Galets, Chemin Grenier
72	Silver Beach Hotel Mauritius			2★★
73	Sirandanes
74	Sofitel Mauritius L'impérial Resort & Spa		Wolmar, Flic en Flac	5★★★★★
75	Sofitel So Mauritius Bel Ombre		Beau Champs, Bel ombre	5★★★★★
76	The St. Regis Mauritius Resort		Le Morne Peninsula
77	Sugar Beach Resort Mauritius		Wolmar, Flic en Flac	5★★★★★
78	Tamarin Hotel		Tamarin	3★★★
79	Tamarina Golf, Spa & Beach Club			5★★★★★ Villas
80	Tamassa Hotel		Bel Ombre	4★★★★
81	Tarisa Resort Mauritius		Mont Choisy	3★★★
82	The Grand Mauritian Resort & Spa		Balaclava
83	The Residence Mauritius		Belle Mare	5★★★★★
84	The Sands Resort & Spa		Wolmar, Flic en Flac	4★★★★
85	Ti Fleur Soleil		Grand-Baie	2★★
86	Tropical Attitude		Trou d'Eau Douce	3★★★
87	Trou aux Biches Resort & Spa		Trou Aux Biches	5★★★★★
88	Ventura Hotel		Grand Baie
89	Veranda Grand Baie		Grand Baie	3★★★
90	Veranda Palmar Beach		Palmar	3★★★
91	Veranda Paul & Virginie		Grand Gaube	3★★★
92	Veranda Pointe aux Biches		Pointe aux Biches	3★★★
93	Victoria Plaza Hotel
94	Villas Caroline Beach Hotel		Flic en Flac	3★★★ Club
95	Villas Mon Plaisir		Pointe Aux Piments
96	Villas Paul et Virginie		Flic en Flac
97	Voilà Bagatelle		Bagatelle