Tourism to Mauritius was flat in 2012 despite Russian and Chinese help
Skift Take
Mauritius and its rivals in the Seychelles and the Maldives have a precarious, arms-race-style tourism based upon long-haul flights from Europe and a winner-takes-all mentality. As soon as the next new spot comes along they'll all be in the same boat.
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, as Mauritius announced the 2012 end year figures yesterday.
Arrival grew by a token 0.1 percent from 964.642 in 2011 to 965.411 in 2012 in the face of a 24.1% reduction in arrivals from Italy, 13.2 % reduction from France, a
