Le tourisme éthique et durable à Madagascar by Hôtel★★★ Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga
Ethical and sustainable tourism in Madagascar
The Foundation of ethical and sustainable tourism in Madagascar which focused on this type of tourism that promotes local communities and respectful of the environment and sustainable development of infrastructure. These foundations have insistées on the development of tourism and the potential of Madagascar in this sector with its unique biodiversity.
But the fact is that it's just a speech and the reality on the ground is quite different.
For years, foreign economic operators have monopolized most of the tourist areas of Madagascar of the Organization of the tourist attractions to accommodation and catering.
The destination of Anakao in Toliara offshore is controlled to 98 % by European operators.
In these conditions, talk about the ethical and sustainable tourism is a challenge or a sweet utopia.
Ethical and sustainable tourism is two different things. Ethical tourism attaches to the destination by removing evils such as sex tourism and mass tourism. Sustainable tourism is going in the same direction except that it focuses mainly on the participation of local communities in tourism activities.
One wonders why Madagascar remains one of the poorest countries while the tourism bonanza is considerable ?
For the economy to rebound, It must be that revenues from the tourism sectors return to Madagascar's economy which is absolutely not the case today. Most foreign operators are subsidiaries of large international groups and it is clear that they are not going to pay a kopeck in the local economy.
The International Conference on tourism in Madagascar have especially spoken of promoting green tourism, the promotion of biodiversity and national parks. Although this is a good thing, It would be a mistake to overlook the seaside tourism with many destinations and their wonderful beaches. Green tourism implies that the tourist has to discover the beauties of the Red Island on its own, but it is difficult in the conditions of insecurity in Madagascar. The promotion of green tourism is not the priority of the tours and the current monopoly in the sector. Indeed, the very role of green tourism is to avoid official circuits in order to reduce the mass tourism that has harmful effects on the environment.
To promote the ethical and sustainable tourism in Madagascar, to focus the priorities on the training and financing of local entrepreneurs. Credit agencies should offer solutions for those who are new to the sector. Training must be of the highest quality in order to transform Madagascar into a tourist destination upscale. Many actors tourist Malagasy commit the monumental mistake to copy the success of tourism in Mauritius. The situations of Mauritius and Madagascar are very different. Mauritius has to rely on mass tourism because its tourism potential focuses only on the seaside. It must attract the largest number to be profitable. Madagascar, There are several kinds of tourism, seaside, ecological, scientist, cultural and historical. As such, the promotion of mass tourism would be a disaster for Madagascar in terms of economic impact, or of damage to the environment.
