Madagascar News News Madagascar » Tourism: Madagascar hopes movie will boost tourism and economy
The Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar is hoping that a recently released Dreamworks’ movie will spur tourism in the country despite its lukewarm success in the American box office. The animated ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Seychelles Joins Regional Tourism Talks at Madagascar Tourism Fair and Vanilla Islands GA
Seychelles reinforced its dedication to regional tourism collaboration through its participation in the General Assembly of the Vanilla Islands, held concurrently with the International Tourism Fair ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Madagascar Tourism Under Duress from Civil Unrest
Reuters reports that Madagascar tourism faces collapse if political unrest continues. So far, a bitter power struggle on the island has killed 125 people. Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina, a former ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Madagascar set to experience tourism-driven boom this year
New study reveals that Madagascar, which is a magnet for nature-loving tourists thanks to its unique flora and fauna and its unspoilt, authentic character, looks set to experience a tourism-driven ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Tourism will be key to Madagascar’s recovery
On World Tourism Day, Madagascar’s Presidential candidate for the AVANA Party, Dr Jean Louis Robinson, highlights the benefits a thriving, sustainable tourism industry will have on the impoverished ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Keeping Whale Shark Tourism Sustainable in Madagascar
Madagascar’s Nosy Be was recently identified as a hotspot for whale sharks, which could boost the island’s ecotourism to rival the likes of global whale shark hotspots in Tanzania and Mozambique. One ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Will Madagascar's Magic Survive the 21st Century?
It’s as if Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and André Breton had a dinner party during which they decided to design a country: There’s every chance that place might look like Madagascar.
News Madagascar » Tourism: Communities at the heart of a sustainable tourism for Madagascar
44,000 direct jobs and 300,000 indirect jobs in the tourism sector have been threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic, this is the report of the Madagascar Multisectoral Emergency Plan published by the ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Madagascar’s Lemurs May Never Recover from Covid-19
The DreamWorks version of Madagascar is exactly that, a fantasy. The island nation is no unpeopled paradise teeming with dancing lemurs, as depicted in the animated Madagascar film. On the contrary, ...
News Madagascar » Tourism: Madagascar Whale Shark Tourism Brings Millions – Can It Help Protect These Endangered Species?
Known as the biggest fish in the world, whale sharks can grow up to 65 feet (20 meters) in length and are locally know as ‘marokintana’ which translates as “to have many stars.” Known as the biggest ...