Mauritius properties: Mauritius tourism

Mauritius tourism
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marat on 19 June, 2008 01:46:00
 
About Mauritius
Economy
Government and Politics
Tourism
Nature and Activities
The Hospitality and Property Development sector has a huge potential for
development as evidenced by the significant number of projects submitted to the
Board of Investment.  The world leading property developers are building
out-of-the-world residential properties on the island. Presently, investment
exceeding USD 2.5 billion is being committed for the development of 3,500 high
end luxury villas.
Major real estate developers from UK, France, South Africa and Singapore have
already shown firm interest to invest in the property market in Mauritius.
Mauritius is home to world class international hotels such as Hilton, Maritim,
Meridien, Accor, Oberoi, Taj, Movenpick, Four Seasons, Club Med and One & One
Only among others.
Key facts
Hospitality Sector
*The Government has as objective to attract 2 million tourists by year
2015	*The Central Statistics Office has revised its earlier forecast of 875,000
tourist arrivals (+11.0%) for the year 2007. The figure has now been revised to
upwards of 900,000 (+14.2%).	*According to the Bank of Mauritius, tourism
receipts for the year 2007 will be around Rs 38,840 million (+21.6%) compared
to Rs 31,942 million in 2006.
Indicators
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Tourist arrivals
660,318
681,648
702,018
718,861
761,063
Tourist nights (000)
6,528
6,769
6,952
7,119
7,537
Tourism receipts (Rs M)
18,166
18,328
19,415
23,448
25,704
Number of hotels
95
95
97
103
99
Number of hotel rooms
9,024
9,623
9,647
10,640
10,497
Number of bedplaces
18,350
19,597
19,727
21,355
21,072
Sources: Central Statistics Office and Bank of Mauritius