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1、http:/ 留学生论文专业定制代写网站留学生Essay写作毛里求斯的旅游业Chapter 1:Introduction1.0 IntroductionTourism was the third pillar of the Mauritian economy after the E.P.Z. (export processing zone)manufacturing sector and Agriculture.It has contributed significantly to economic growth and has been a key factor in the overall
2、 development of Mauritius since the years 1995 onwards.In the past two decades tourist arrivals increased at an average annual rate of 9%with a corresponding increase of about 21%in tourism receipts. Tourist arrivals have been expanding consequently,thus rising from 103, 000 in 1977 to 656,450 in 20
3、00,a more than 600%increase.About 67%of the tourist arrivals are of European origin,with France supplying nearly half.The nearby Reunion French Territory is the most important short haul source market accounting for about 13%of total tourist arrivals.Asian residents provided 6%of tourist arrivals,al
4、most half of which originated from the Indian Sub-Continent.The World Travel and Tourism council(WTTC)stated that travel and tourism was estimated at 9.3%in 2010 and is expected to rise up to 9.7%by 2020.This increase will help to create an additional 66 million jobs by 2020,in which 50 million jobs
5、 should be created in Asia and hence help to decrease world poverty.The longer-term prospects for Travel&Tourism remain positive, boosted by rising prosperity in Asia.The WTTC remains confident that the Travel and Tourism industry will remain a dynamic force for wealth and job creation all over the
6、world.The tourism industry does not cease to grow despite the problems that it has encountered in the past years,such as the credit crunch,terrorism, continuous increasing petrol prices and the famous avian flu(bird flu). The World Tourism Organisation(WTO)states that tourism recovered strongly in 2
7、010 according to the Advance Release of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation(UNWTO).Tourist arrivals were up by almost 7%to 935 million,following the 4%decline in 2009the year hardest hit by the global economic crisis(http:/www.unwto.org)Tourism has become one of the most important pillar a
8、nd the most revenue generating activity in many small island developing states.It has become the source of job creation and revenue for small islands inhabitants.A change in the tourism demand for an island may have a major impact on the Gross Domestic Product(total value of goods and services produ
9、ced in a country during a certain period of time,usually one year),the budget and the Balance of Payments.Most small islands have adopted tourism due to a lack of development opportunities.The end of the twentieth century marked the beginning of the tourism as the main pillar of small islandseconomi
10、es(Bonte 2006),as it is the case for Mauritius.In large part,islands and cruises have become the most wanted vacation for tourists(Harrison,2004).Tourism is a mean to reach economic development and economic growth,but is also a way to destroy its resources(Bonte,2006).The Barcelona field study(2006)
11、states that it is not just necessary to satisfy tourism demands,but also to cater for its durable development.Indeed,tourism does not have only positive impacts,but does have adverse effects on the environment and on the host community.The development of high volume tourism facilities without adequa
12、te consideration to impacts,has created many“tourism disasters” (Smith and Edington 1992).Aooay(2003)states that tourism is not only dreaming landscapes on postcards,the social reality is different: movement of population and disappearance of local savoir faire,begging, prostitution,folkorisationof
13、cultures and rituals.Tourism has suffered from serious health crises including the foot and mouth disease in 2001in United Kingdom,the severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS)epidemic in 2003 and the bird flu that started to expand in June 2002(www.who.int.csr/sars/en).Tourism has also been impacted
14、by several natural disasters including earthquakes,flooding,wild fires, hurricanes and the most devastating Tsunami in December 2004 which caused around 218000 deaths and to this day,other natural calamities,was one still having a significant impact upon the tourist movement and the tourism industry
15、 worldwide.It is a fact,not only in words but also visually that the sugar cane industry is rapidly being replaced by tourism activities.However since Mauritius is entirely banking on the tourism industry for economic revenue, the question is;what could happen to Mauritius if the tourism sector saw
16、a rapid decline or even an imminent death.One need to bear in mind that Mauritius is not the only country around the world offering this type of product and the fact that Mauritius is situated very far from the targeted market combined with an increase in air fare or/and tourism threats or even natural calamities,what can be done so that the future generation in relation to tourism development does not become black.This present dissert
