Sun Resorts, Apavou sign agreement

Sun Resorts signed a lease agreement with Apavou Hotels Resorts & Spa for Ambre Resort & Spa on October 17. Ambre Resort is a 298-room, four-star hotel located at Belle Mare. This deal will enable Sun Resorts to consolidate its position in the very competitive four-star segment. Ambre hotel offers numerous assets that will create... Read more

Tourist arrivals for the month of September decreased by 0.8 per cent compared to last year. These numbers were according to the monthly tourist statistics compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Mauritius‘ main tourism market Europe registered a fall of 1.6 per cent in arrivals with 41,111 arrivals compared to 41,790 in 2010. France...Read more

Feb. 26 (The Independent) -- The figure represents a growth of 4.8 per cent over the period.

Interestingly, the figures are below the forecast of the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure, which has predicted 1 million tourists for 2011.

According to the head of the Economic Intelligence Unit, Sudesh Lallchand, the figures of the ministry are very optimistic and the target of 1 million is achievable...Read more

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Mauritius raised its forecast for an increase in tourist arrivals in 2010 to 5.6 percent, the statistics agency said. The estimate was raised from 5 percent, the country’s data office, based in Port Louis, said in a bulletin published on its website today. The Indian Ocean island country is expected to...Read more