World Bank2014-01-292014-01-292013-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16709The island nation of Madagascar has a treasure trove of tourism assets, ranging from wildlife viewing to beach tourism to cultural encounters. Yet despite its undeniable tourism potential, its growth has been severely stunted by years of political instability and lack of action on necessary policy reforms and initiatives. While there is much that needs to be done for Madagascar to fulfill its potential in tourism, if adequately addressed, tourism can undoubtedly become a significant contributor to the country's economic revival. This review of the Madagascar tourism sector has been conducted as part of a larger Indian ocean regional tourism integration study. The principal objective of the synthesis is to highlight opportunities to strengthen the countries' tourism sectors through regional integration initiatives. This report is structured as follows: section one gives introduction to the Madagascar study; section two gives overview of the Madagascar tourism sector; section three presents key issues; section four gives recommendations; and section five gives conclusion.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOMMODATIONSAIRAIR SERVICEAIR SERVICESAIR TRANSPORTAIR TRANSPORT SECTORAIR TRAVELAIRCRAFTAIRLINE COMPANIESAIRLINESAIRWAYSARCHITECTUREATTRACTIONSBASICCAMPSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCARRIERSCERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION PROGRAMSCITIESCOASTAL AREASCOMMUNITY TOURISMCOMMUNITY TOURISM PRODUCTSCONSERVATIONCONSERVATION PROJECTCONSERVATION SOCIETYCONSUMERSCRAFTCRAFT SHOPSCRAFTSCRUISECRUISE PASSENGERSCRUISE SHIPCRUISE SHIPSCRUISE TOURISMCRUISE TOURISTSCULTURAL ASSETSCULTURAL ATTRACTIONSCULTURAL RESOURCESCULTURAL TOURISMCUSTOMER SERVICEDESTINATION MANAGEMENTDESTINATIONSDIESELDIESEL FUELDIRECTOR OF TOURISMDIVERSITYDOMESTIC FLIGHTSECOTOURISMENABLING ENVIRONMENTENTRANCE FEESENTRY FEESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONSFAIR REPRESENTATIONFAIR TRADEFAIR TRADE TOURISMFOREIGN TOUR OPERATORSFUELFUEL COSTSGLOBAL TOURISMHERITAGEHISTORIC MONUMENTSHOLIDAYSHOSPITALITY EXPERIENCEHOSPITALITY SKILLSHOTELHOTEL OPERATORSHOTEL OWNERSHOTEL ROOMSHOTELSINBOUND TOUR OPERATORSINDUCED IMPACTSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL OPERATORSINTERNATIONAL TOURISMINTERNATIONAL TOURISTINTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALSINTERNATIONAL TOURISTSJOURNEYLEISURELEISURE TOURISTSLOCAL TOUR GUIDESMARINE ECOSYSTEMSMASTER PLANMINISTERS OF TOURISMMINISTRIES OF TOURISMMINISTRY OF TOURISMMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTMUSEUMSNATIONAL PARKNATIONAL PARKSNATURAL RESOURCESPARK INFRASTRUCTUREPASSENGERSPORT AUTHORITYPROMOTIONAL MATERIALSPROTECTED AREASPUBLIC WORKSQUALITY TOURISMQUALITY TOURISM PRODUCTSRAILRAIL LINESRAIL NETWORKSRAILWAYRAILWAY LINESREGIONAL TOURISMRENAISSANCERENEWABLE ENERGYRESORTSRESTAURANTSROADROAD CONDITIONSROAD NETWORKROAD PROJECTSROADSROUND TRIPROUTEROUTESSAFARISSCENIC LANDSCAPESSCHOOLSSCUBA DIVINGSPECIALIZATIONSPECIES OF BIRDSSPORTSSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE TOURISMTAXTOURTOUR GUIDETOUR OPERATORTOUR OPERATORSTOURISMTOURISM ACTIVITYTOURISM ASSETSTOURISM ASSOCIATIONTOURISM ATTRACTIONSTOURISM BUSINESSESTOURISM CAPACITYTOURISM CONCESSIONSTOURISM COOPERATIONTOURISM COUNCILTOURISM DESTINATIONTOURISM DESTINATIONSTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTOURISM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYTOURISM ENTERPRISESTOURISM GROWTHTOURISM INDUSTRYTOURISM INFRASTRUCTURETOURISM INITIATIVESTOURISM INVESTMENTTOURISM INVESTORSTOURISM MANAGEMENTTOURISM MARKETTOURISM MASTER PLANTOURISM MINISTERTOURISM OPERATORSTOURISM POTENTIALTOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM RECEIPTSTOURISM RESEARCHTOURISM SECTORTOURISM SECTORSTOURISM SERVICETOURISM SERVICE PROVIDERSTOURISM SITESTOURISM STAKEHOLDERSTOURISM STRATEGYTOURISM TRADETOURISM TRAININGTOURISM WORKERSTOURISM WORKFORCETOURISTTOURIST EXPERIENCETOURIST INFORMATIONTOURIST SERVICETOURISTSTOURSTRANSPORT INDUSTRYTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT NETWORKTRANSPORTATIONTRAVEL & TOURISMTRAVEL &TOURISMTRAVEL AGENCIESTRAVEL AGENTSTRAVELERSTRIPTRIPSVACATIONSVEHICLEVEHICLESVISITORVISITOR EXPERIENCEVISITOR SURVEYSVISITORSWILDLIFE AUTHORITYWILDLIFE CONSERVATIONWILDLIFE VIEWINGWORLD TOURISMWORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATIONWORLD TRAVELWORLD TRAVEL & TOURISM COUNCILWorld Bank10.1596/16709