The gala dinner for the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022 was held in Kenya on 15 October 2022, during which Mauritius was crowned ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Adventure Tourism Destination’, ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Wedding Destination’ and ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination’ - thus propelling the country to be the most coveted across the region.

The country’s national carrier, Air Mauritius, was also awarded ‘Leading Airline Brand’ and ‘Leading Airline – Economy Class’ in the Indian Ocean region.

The WTA sets out to acknowledge outstanding accomplishment across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries and is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.

These rewards demonstrate the remarkable resilience of our tourism industry in the face of adversity and the effort deployed by local authorities in implementing long term projects – namely (1) the launch of #MauritiusNow, an interactive digital campaign geared towards showcasing the island’s natural beauty and (2) the introduction of the Premium Visa, which gives foreigners the opportunity to reside and work in the country, for a one-year period which can be renewed thereafter – with a view to increasing tourism demand to Mauritius.

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