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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>As direct flights between Mauritius and China haven’t resumed yet, Mauritius needs to find ways quickly to convince Chinese tourists to endure enormously long flights to the island if it’s to reach its tourism targets for 2023.<\/p>\n

Destinations throughout Africa are optimistic about getting a major tourism boost from China\u2019s reopening to international travel. Mauritius is one of those countries, and the Indian Ocean nation is working to overcome challenges like a lack of direct flights from China to attract Chinese tourists, historically a major market for the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reopening of the Chinese borders will give a new glimpse of hope to the tourism industry,\u201d said Arvind Bundhun, the director of the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are glad and ready to welcome Chinese tourists to Mauritius.<\/p>\n

\u201d Mauritian authorities are eager to reverse the decline in Chinese arrivals that had started well before the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Chinese visitation peaked in 2015 at nearly 90,000 before dropping to just below 43,000 in 2019. Bundun cited the end of flights from major cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou as one reason for the sharp decline.<\/p>\n

In addition, Air Mauritius hasn\u2019t resumed the direct flights to China that it stopped in January 2020 due to the pandemic. \u201cBeing far from the hubs like Dubai, Istanbul, Charles de Gaulle, point to point connectivity would be vital for market development,\u201d Bundhun said about Mauritius\u2019 efforts to resume direct flights from China.<\/p>\n

Bundhun acknowledged that attracting Chinese visitors is vital for Mauritius, considering China\u2019s peak outbound travel period \u2014 from May to September \u2014 coincides with Mauritius\u2019 low season.<\/p>\n

So what steps is Mauritius taking to lure Chinese tourists? Mauritian officials recently launched a new tourism campaign titled Feel Our Island Energy that Bundhun said gives a breath of fresh air to the country\u2019s branding.<\/p>\n

He added the country\u2019s national board is also planning other social media campaigns. \u201cWe believe that the Chinese market is going to gradually pick up once (direct flights are resumed),\u201d Bundhun said.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Mauritius is turning its focus to other markets, with the aim of attracting 1.3 million tourists this year. The island welcomed 1.4 million visitors in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur bread and butter will still come from UK and mainland Europe for now,\u201d said Dhiren Pereira, general manager of Mauritius\u2019 Oberoi Beach Resort.<\/p>\n

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