Description: The Tourism Sector in Madagascar

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The Tourism Sector in Madagascar

Madagascar has an impressive array of biodiversity, natural beauty and cultural resources to support tourism. The world's fourth largest island, Madagascar is home to many species found nowhere else on the planet, among them 30 species of lemu...

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Main Author:	Thornton Christie, Iain
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOMMODATION UNITS ANTI-CORRUPTION BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COASTAL ZONE CONSERVATION CULTURAL RESOURCES DEFORESTATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECOTOURISM FISHING GROWTH OF TOURISM HOTELS IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM INTERNATIONAL TOURISM LAND ACQUISITION LEARNING LOCAL TOUR OPERATORS NATURAL BEAUTY NATURAL RESOURCE POOR TOURISM SERVICE SECTORS SOCIAL INCLUSION STAKEHOLDERS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TOURISM TOURISM ASSETS TOURISM COUNCIL TOURISM DEMAND TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM OPERATIONS TOURISM SATELLITE ACCOUNT TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST AREAS TOURISTS WORLD TOURISM WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6206298/tourism-sector-madagascar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9664

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Summary:	Madagascar has an impressive array of biodiversity, natural beauty and cultural resources to support tourism. The world's fourth largest island, Madagascar is home to many species found nowhere else on the planet, among them 30 species of lemur - currently the main tourist attraction. Madagascar's nearly 5,000 km of coastline is coupled with a continental shelf equal to 20 percent of the island's land area which presents numerous opportunities for developing resort-based tourism to complement eco-tourism.