Mauritians are back on the planes, Dubai is No.1 preferred destination

Mauritians are back on the plane: Statistics Mauritius reported that 229,268 Mauritians travelled in 2022, compared to 42,446 the previous year.

The top destinations of Mauritian travellers were United Arab Emirates (58,948 or 25.7%), France (36,667 or 16.0%), Reunion Island (31,464 or 13.7%), United Kingdom (19,471 or 8.5%), India (18,187 or 7.9%) and Republic of South Africa (16,539 or 7.2%).

Total tourist arrivals increased from 179,780 to 997,290; those arriving by air rose from 178,733 to 990,099, while those arriving by sea increased from 1,047 to 7,191 Tourist arrivals in 2022 from main markets were France (238,864), United Kingdom (140,847), Germany (96,767), Republic of South Africa (96,316), Reunion Island (73,336), India (36,956), Switzerland (28,350) and Italy (23,035).

Source: Statistics Mauritius