Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA India) conducted a four city roadshow in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Mumbai recently to acquaint Indian travel partners with the destination, and meet the hoteliers, DMCs and activity companies.
Arvind Bundhun, director, MTPA said, ‘Mauritius is a heaven of peace besides being a rich melting pot and a glamourous destination. We excel in different niche: Golf, spas, hotellerie, gastronomy and above all a sense of hospitality. The objective of this roadshow is to promote Mauritius as a beyond the beach destination and this strategic platform will allow Indian partners to keep abreast of latest happenings in the tourism industry in Mauritius.
Sanjay Sondhi, CEO, OM Tourism said “This roadshow served as a great platform for the Indian tour operators to have a meaningful dialogue with the suppliers from Mauritius that include hotels, DMCs and activity companies.”
Vivek Anand, country manager, MTPA India said, “The objective of the roadshow was to update the travel fraternity and help them forge business ties with the Mauritius suppliers. We have seen a year on year growth of 11 per cent in Indian tourist arrivals over the last four years, taking the number to 86,000 in 2017. We are targeting 1,20,000 tourists by 2020. We expect a healthy growth in the MICE and wedding segment and will be promoting Mauritius as a destination ‘Beyond the Beach’. More and more Indian travellers are planning to travel to the affordable luxury destination, Mauritius. We are consistently getting enquiries for Indian weddings.
Producers are also keen to shoot Bollywood movies in Mauritius.”
He added, “Mauritius offers amazing activities for adventure lovers like sky diving, ziplining, quad biking, seakarting, submarine rides, helicopter tours, a once in a life time experience of walking with the lions and last but not least Fly like Iron Man n’ Dive like a Dolphin in the newly launched Flyboard in Mauritius.”