New stats for the destination reveal the average length of stay at 13 nights, during which time visitors might take five or six excursions.
Previously, when the average length of stay was nine to 11 nights, the number of excursions taken was around three.
Arvind Bundhun, director for tourism, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, told TTG@WTM this was proof the island’s “beyond the beach” marketing message was cutting through, with tourists now more aware of its melting pot of cultures, gastronomic highlights and wealth of nature-based activities.
