Mauritius: Why the Hotels and the Government CAN't see eye to eye

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Sunday said that his government was under pressure from the tourism industry over the manner and the pace with which the country is re-opening its borders since they have been closed since March following the Covid-19 outbreak. Why are the government and the tourism industry not on the same page?

"At the level of government we are under a lot of pressure from this sector," Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said during an event in Grande-RivièreNord-Ouest on Sunday. He was referring to the tourism industry in Mauritius which is at loggerheads with the government over the pace and manner in which it is re-opening the country for tourism after it closed itself off back in March following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, bringing down tourism, which accounts for nearly a quarter of GDP and directly employs no less than 44,000 people.

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