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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okr-10986-96642021-04-23T14:02:46Z The Tourism Sector in Madagascar Thornton Christie, Iain 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 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. 2012-08-13T09:13:42Z 2012-08-13T09:13:42Z 2005-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6206298/tourism-sector-madagascar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9664 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 250 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Madagascar |
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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 |
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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 Thornton Christie, Iain The Tourism Sector in Madagascar |
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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. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Thornton Christie, Iain |
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Thornton Christie, Iain |
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Thornton Christie, Iain |
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The Tourism Sector in Madagascar |
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The Tourism Sector in Madagascar |
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The Tourism Sector in Madagascar |
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The Tourism Sector in Madagascar |
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The Tourism Sector in Madagascar |
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tourism sector in madagascar |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6206298/tourism-sector-madagascar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9664 |
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