10% rise in tourist cash
Mauritius recorded a 10% rise in tourism revenues for
the year ended February 28 compared with the previous 12 months, data showed
yesterday, supporting forecasts of a robust recovery in the key sector.
“Tourist receipts for the period March 2010 to February 2011 rose by 10% to
reach Rs39.81 billion ($1.44 billion) compared to Rs36.19 billion over the
previous corresponding period," the Bank of Mauritius said in a statement.
February tourism revenues rose 10% year-onyear to Rs3.66 billion, it added.
Tourism typically generates about 10% of gross domestic product for the
island’s $10 billion economy. European tourists account for some two-thirds of
arrivals.
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