Tag: mauritius tourism
World Travel Awards 2019: Complete list of winners for Africa & the Indian Ocean
Alain St.Ange- June 4, 2019 02:16The World Travel Awards took place in Mauritius. Businesses from all over Africa were competing to be the best of the best. This is the 26th Wrld Tavel Awards organized ... Read More
Mauritius Tourism appoints Saudi representative
Alain St.Ange- January 14, 2019 22:46Mauritius Tourism has appointed a tourism representative for the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) in Saudi Arabia. Read More
Mauritius tourism revenues down
editor- May 22, 2013 01:12(eTN) - Figures just out about Mauritius’ tourism revenues, which show a decline of arrivals during Q1 of 2013 by 12.4 percent, have caused a storm of outrage across the ... Read More
Mauritius will organize a festival this year says Minister Sik Yuen
editor- May 20, 2013 01:11Minister Michael Sik-Yuen, the Mauritius Minister responsible for Tourism, has been quoted in his island’s L'Express newspaper as having come back on an earlier decision he has stated in Parliament Read More
Mauritius Royal Raid event a boost for tourism
editor- May 14, 2013 08:27The annual Royal Raid event held in Mauritius has gained in popularity over the years with more and more people taking part in the race, among them, two mountain-climbing world ... Read More
Mauritius tourism events cancelled
editor- April 18, 2013 01:08The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) and the Ministry of Tourism of Mauritius confirmed that Mauritius will not be staging a second edition of their Shopping Fiesta and Carnival. Read More
Torrential rains on Mauritius claim at least 8 lives
editor- April 1, 2013 01:25(eTN) - Reports coming in from Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius, speaking of devastating rains sweeping across the island, causing deaths and widespread destruction, besides being the reason Read More
Party spokesperson calls sacking of MTPA Chairman misbehavior
editor- March 6, 2013 07:56(eTN) - The recent sacking of Robert Desvaux from his position as Chairman of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) by the island’s Minister of Tourism Michael Sik Yuen has ... Read More
Mauritius tourism arrivals for 2012 described as flat
editor- March 4, 2013 04:42(eTN) - Unfavorable market conditions in the main producer markets of France, Italy, the UK, and Germany were cited as reasons for the flat performance in terms of tourism arrivals, ... Read More
Mauritian Ambassador calls on Seychelles Minister to open new tourism avenues
editor- October 6, 2012 01:09The first Mauritian Ambassador to be accredited in Seychelles, Mrs. Read More
Creating tourism synergies
editor- August 16, 2012 00:47The Mauritian Minister for Arts and Culture, Mr. Mookhesswur Choonee, has called on the Seychelles Vice President, Danny Faure, at State House last Tuesday morning. Read More
Mauritius President resigns, rejoins active politics as figurehead
editor- April 1, 2012 16:44(eTN) - In a surprise move, at least as far as the timing was concerned, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of the Indian Ocean island state of Mauritius, tendered his resignation ... Read More
Mauritius and Seychelles to consolidate cultural ties
editor- March 31, 2012 07:08The Mauritian Minister of Arts and Culture, Mookhesswur Choone, has pledged his support to open new areas of cultural cooperation with the Seychelles. Read More
Planetarium planned for Mauritius
editor- March 5, 2012 05:20(eTN) - Information was received from Mauritius that funding has been secured to construct and equip a planetarium on the island, supposedly the first in this part of the world, ... Read More
Mauritius government divests some tourism assets
editor- November 29, 2011 08:41(eTN) - It was learned over the weekend that the Mauritius government intends to divest from some tourism-related interest in order to bring in cash for other purposes. Read More
Mauritius tourism officials quit over political upheavals
editor- August 15, 2011 02:43(eTN) - Two senior officials in the Mauritius Ministry of Tourism and Leisure, the Director General of the Tourism Authority and the Director of the Economic Intelligence Unit, resigned earlier ... Read More