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| Tourism and craft operators will participate in the next trade fairs in Tana. |
Two international deadlines are part of the promotion of the tourism sector as well as crafts. The two international fairs, namely the Madagascar International Craft Fair (IHM) and the 10th edition of the Madagascar International Tourism Fair (SITM), will take place simultaneously from June 20 to 23 at the CCI Ivato. All regions will participate in these events, and Boeny will not miss the event.
Representatives of the different tourism and craft sectors, led by the president of the Boeny Regional Tourism Office (ORTB) with the regional tourism director, met with tourism operators to discuss the next participation in the following an extraordinary meeting which took place at the Iskar hotel in Tsaramandroso ambony.
Furthermore, the issue of illegal guest houses is currently causing concern among Boeny tourism officials.
Prickly problems persist, notably the reluctance of operators to pay the sticker and the tourist tax, as well as problems linked to the poor state of the national road and the degraded quality of the ferry quay for disembarking passengers. coming from liners.
Undertake
“Regular hotel establishments face unfair competition from illegal and undeclared guest houses, which have become numerous. During the vacation period, schools are transformed into hotels, and individuals welcome tourists and vacationers into their homes. These informal activities are detrimental to the formal sector,” lamented the hotel operators.
The ORTB board of directors promised to look into how to integrate these informals or sanction them if necessary. For its part, the Mahajanga Maritime and River Port Agency (APMF) will take charge of the redevelopment of the disembarkation quay for the reception of cruise ship passengers, at the ferry quay.
Regarding non-payment of the sticker, cooperation will be offered to encourage hotels to pay. According to operators, the poor state of the RN4 road infrastructure contributes to the deterioration of the national tourist destination of Mahajanga.
Some operators also suggested undertaking improvements inside Mariarano Cave and Belobaka Cave, located in Mahajanga district.
Vero Andrianarisoa
