European Tourists Flock to Mauritius to Escape Heat Waves, War

Mauritius has seen an influx of visitors from Europe seeking respite from summer heat waves, protests and the fallout from the war in Ukraine. Tourism revenue in the Indian Ocean island surged almost 70% to 35.8 billion rupees ($779 million) in the first five months of the year compared with the same period in 2022, data published by the central bank last week showed. Receipts are forecast to rise 23% to 80 billion rupees for the full year, Harvesh Seegolam, the bank’s governor, said last month. -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: /BloombergTV Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: /user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: /@ BloombergQuicktakeNow Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake

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