Madagascar sees growing number of int'l tourists

ANTANANARIVO, March 12 (Xinhua) -- In the first two months of 2024, Madagascar welcomed a total of 22,333 international tourists compared with 19,348 in the same period last year, according to data released Tuesday by the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts.

This increase shows an "encouraging" recovery of the Malagasy tourism sector, although the figures are still below the levels recorded in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, when 25,068 international visitors set foot in Madagascar during the same period, said the ministry.