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GIS – 18 August 2020:We need to make of the difficult situation we are confronted with, an opportunity to rethink Mauritian tourism as well as its future and Government is working in partnership with the hotel industry and other stakeholders of the

​GIS – 27 July 2020: ‘There are many risks but also many opportunities linked to the reopening of Mauritius’s borders, thus the need to be cautious.  It is a fact that Government is working every day on how to proceed with this reopening,’ said the

GIS  – 16 July 2020:A total of 133 families received their cheques amounting to a total of Rs 9,972,650 which represent funds disbursed by the Government under the Roof Slab Grant Scheme for the casting of roof slabs to help vulnerable families comp

​GIS – 03 July 2020: The Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) informs the public that the Government Wage Assistance Scheme (GWAS) and the Self-Employed Assistance Scheme (SEAS) have been extended for the month of June 2020 to operators having the nece

​GIS – 25 June 2020:Mauritius is among the first countries to have obtained the Label Safe Destination by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) for being proactive in managing the Covid-19 situation which has had a direct repercussion on the t

​GIS – 25 June 2020: The Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Mr. Louis Steven Obeegadoo, has been appointed Deputy Prime Minister and has also been given the portfolio of Minister of Tourism. With this reshuffle of Ministers in Cabinet positi

​GIS-16 June 2020: The tourism industry’s strategy has to be reviewed especially following the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The psychology of the traveller has changed and, thus, holidaymakers will take into consideration the sanit

GIS  – 30 May 2020: Operators in the tourism sector will be authorised to resume their activities, except for marine activities as from Sunday 31 May 2020, under strict sanitary measures. This was announced in a communique issuedby the Touris

GIS​ - 13 May, 2020: The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the world to a standstill, and tourism has been the worst affected of all major economic sectors. Against a backdrop of heightened uncertainty international tourism could decline

GIS – 19 March 2020: Mauritius will go in lockdown for two weeks, as from 06 00 hrs tomorrow morning, as the number of Covid-19 cases rose to seven. Consequently, to tackle to spread of Covid-19, employees will not go to work as from tomorrow, excep