TOURISM IN MAURITIUS
Major factor that
result to the development of tourism industry in Mauritius
Mauritius is an ice
land located in the Indian Ocean on the Eastern part of Madagascar Island, In
Mauritius tourism is the most important economic activities that is why
Foreigners call Mauritius as Beach of Holiday Destination or Peace of Exotic
Beach Centre.
Factor
for tourism development in Mauritius.
(a).Heavy
investment from different countries which enable the inflow of investors all over
the world.
(b).Development
of transport lines which link between Tanzania and Mauritius and Comoro
Island.
(c).Advertisement
is and promotion centre in Tanzania, Kenya, promotion programmers like
Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA).
(d).Its
location makes accessibility from different parts of the world since there are
no substantial physical barriers to air transport.
(e).The
government supported a greater room for foreign investment in the hotel
industry.
(f).Warm
climatic conditions which attract tourist from temperature region.
(g).Strong
relationship with other countries
(h).Banking
system (Barclays State commenced Bank, Mauritius commenced Bank)
(i).Availability
of power.
Important of tourism in Mauritius
(i).Creation
of employment
(ii).Encourage
development of transport and communication system.
(iii).Promotion
of medical, power supply and service in the country.
(iv).Environmental
conservation has been promoted in the citizen.
(v).It has a
greatly contributed to the diversification of economy in the country.
(vi).It has
earned the country international respect for being referred to as exotic
distant beach or holiday destination.
Negative impact of tourism in
Mauritius
(i).Destruction
of local culture because tourists came with their own cultural behavior and
impose it into the local people.
(ii).Water
and beach pollution along the cost e.g. disposal of garbage sewage etc.
(iii).The
coral reefs are breaking down for ornaments.
(iv).Facilitate
the spread of disease like HIV /AIDS, This is because not all visitors who
visit Mauritius are safe.
(v).Influence
the language of a place by introducing new language.
(vi).Decline
in agriculture since more people engage in tourism sectors.
Problem facing tourism industry
Mauritius
(i).Services
are not in standard quality since the hotels personal are not well trained.
(ii).Running
tourism industry is so expensive.
(iii).Environmental
degradation due to development of tourists activities .
(iv).Over
population –to many tourists in flow in the countries due to low prices
(v).Introduction
of inform Hotel which provide unqualified services.
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