The attractiveness of Mauritius for tourists fell slightly (53rd overall place in rating)

Despite dropping 13 places in the rankings since the last assessment. Mauritius is ranked 1st out of all countries for the overall prioritization of the Africa sub-Saharan sector, with high government spending on the tourism industry (ranked 3rd), ensuring excellent destination-marketing campaigns to attract tourists ranked 8th), and collecting tourism data in a timely fashion. Mauritius is ranked 4th for the country’s overall affinity for Travel & Tourism, with the sector representing an important part of the economy and the general attitude of the population to foreign travelers being extremely welcoming.The country’s tourism infrastructure is well developed by regional standards (47th), and its policy environment is supportive of the development of the sector (ranked 27th). Mauritius also benefits from price competitiveness (ranked 18th), with relatively low prices overall and taxation that is not overly burdensome, although this would be improved through lower ticket taxes and airport charges, and more competitive hotel prices. Safety and security levels are also good by regional standards (ranked 45th). In terms of challenges, although the government is seen to be making an effort to develop the industry in a sustainable way (ranked 10th), this effort could be backed up by more stringent and well-enforced environmental regulations (ranked 60th and 55th, respectively).The drop in rank is attributable to declines across most areas measured by the Index, and particularly those measuring the quality of infrastructure, including transport, tourism, and ICT infrastructures.

The first 5 places took Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria and Sweden.

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