HOME

Weekly Travel News

MADAGASCAR’S TOURISM: A PROMISING START OF THE YEAR

MADAGASCAR’S TOURISM: A PROMISING START OF THE YEAR Theodore Slate - Feb 12, 2023 0 Listen to this article 00:02:58 Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

Madagascar’s tourism sector continues its recovery at a steady pace. The beginning of the year 2023 looks promising according to the statements of the Minister of Tourism.

The number of tourists at the end of January 2023 has experienced a clear rebound. More than 10,000 tourists or ten times more than during the same period (1,898) than last year have been recorded in the airports.

In 2022, Madagascar recorded 132,018 arrivals of foreign and Malagasy tourists. This number is counted in the airports and in the number of visas issued, says the ministry. About 9% of tourists are Malagasy residing abroad. The French represent 41% of registered tourists, followed by the Italians (13%), the Poles, the Czechs, and the Americans.

For 2023, the Ministry expects a return of international arrivals to the level of 2019 - over 400.000 tourists. The multiplication of the national and international services, the revival and the promotion of the Malagasy destination are as many strategies having allowed to obtain these fruitful results.

The lifting and easing of international travel restrictions has allowed the recovery in the sector. As of April 2022, five main airports were able to receive international and regional flights, namely Antananarivo, Nosy Be, Majunga, Tamatave and Diego.

The government bets on a number of projects to boost Madagascar’s tourism, including the development of local tourism. Tourism in Madagascar depends heavily on international tourists, but if the health crisis has taught the industry anything, it is that local tourism should not be put aside.

Despite some ups and downs, the number of tourists in the country has increased at an average rate of 11% per year except during periods of health crises. In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 77.66 million euros, or about 2.8% of gross national product. With 115,000 tourists at the time, this corresponded to about 675 euros per person.

Within last 25 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased considerably. Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the turnover of 849.49 million euros represented 6.7% of the gross national product (GNP). Each visitor therefore spent an average of 1,748 euros on his or her vacation in Madagascar.

In 2020, the turnover generated by tourists collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the 849.49 million euros (2019), only 176.85 million euros remained. This represented a decrease of 79%.

Related articles security MADAGASCAR TOURISM - RESERVATIONS CANCELED DUE TO EPIDEMIC statistic MADAGASCAR TOURISM FACES SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES tourism NEW STRATEGY MODE FOR MADAGASCAR TOURISM Comments Add Comment

• {{message}}

{{#errors}}
• {{error}}
{{/errors}}

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia EU Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Global Greece Greenland Grenada Guaedloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kosovo Kurdistan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Maledives Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Other Other Other Other Other Other Other Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Samoa (American Samoa) Samoa (Western Samoa) San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka St Martin Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tibet Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine UNESCO United Arab Emirates United Kingdom UNWTO Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (U.S.) Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

DON'T MISS air 2023: AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO REACH PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS tourism CHINESE TOURISTS MAY USE THEIR CURRENCY IN CAMBODIA destination CAYMAN ISLANDS TOURISM REPORTS A STEADY INCREASE destination MADAGASCAR’S TOURISM: A PROMISING START OF THE YEAR LATEST REVIEWS Tourism Review Online Magazine 1 / 2022 Tourism Review Online Magazine 1 / 2021 Tourism Review Online Magazine 1 / 2020