Since the 1980s, French people called vazahas by the Malagasy people have gone to the island of Nosy-Bé, located in the north of Madagascar, to have paid relationships with young girls, sometimes minors. Every evening a disastrous spectacle is repeated in the main street of Ambatoloaka. Old, pot-bellied white men return home accompanied by one…
Beyond its heavenly appearance, the legends that surround it make Sainte-Marie Island, off the coast of Madagascar, special. Starting with those of pirates. Hundreds of them stopped there between the 17th and 18th centuries. To the east, there is something new on the postcard of Madagascar. A very trendy “spot”, on the atlas of the…
“Big Island”, “World Island”: the immense Madagascar has disproportionate potential which goes well beyond the beaches and the lemurs… and its some 300,000 visitors in 2023. It is a destination of discovery, carved especially for hiking, where the human aspect takes on its full dimension. © Adobe Stock VFrom a cockpit, the passage into territorial…
With a number of international arrivals estimated at 1.3 billion, it is indicated that 88% of the pre-pandemic level has been reached by the end of 2023 for the tourism sector. This is what the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) barometer reveals. Vaccination against Covid-19 and the security measures put in place by tourist destinations have…
The Big Island wants to develop its tourism industry. The objective is now to welcome 1 million visitors very quickly. To achieve this objective, it has just signed a partnership with Qatar Airways. At the same time, it wants to quickly build three and five star hotel infrastructures. Madagascar’s tourism ministry intends to become a…
