News about Tourism in Madagascar
The Big Island airline has been refocusing on domestic traffic for several months. Madagascar Airlines has just acquired two ATR 72-500s to meet the needs of the Phoenix 2030 recovery plan. Today, only two of the carrier’s six ATRs are operational. The Council of Ministers of Madagascar has, by decree, authorized the Ministry of Finance…
259,850 international tourists visited Madagascar in 2023, an increase of more than 97% compared to 2022. In December 2023, the Big Island recorded 30,718 international visitors, thus exceeding the number of visitors in December 2019 (25,319 tourists recorded), a flagship year for tourism. According to data from the Ministry of Tourism and Crafts, the top…
The first figures for this year show a sustained pace for the number of tourist arrivals on the Big Island. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Crafts, the first two months of 2024 saw twenty-two thousand tourists arrive on the national territory, or one thousand two hundred and fifty international visitors in January and…
The Ministry of Tourism and Crafts plans to organize educational tours to welcome 400 outgoing tour operators this year with the aim of raising awareness and promoting the Madagascar destination. This project will be presented to Bulgarian tour operators during the Holiday & Spa international tourism fair, where Madagascar is present as a partner country.…
The Whale Festival in Sainte-Marie is also a celebration of local culture. From July 13 to 21, Sainte-Marie Island will host the seventh edition of the Whale Festival, highlighting the theme “Excellent products of Malagasy gastronomy”. This year, the festival will highlight the artisanal products that enrich Malagasy cuisine thanks to their quality and the…
