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Fact Sheet for Air Mauritius

Nationality: Mauritius

General: Air Mauritius Limited is a Mauritius-based company engaged in the operation of international and domestic scheduled air services for the carriage of passengers, freight and mail and the provision of ancillary services for aviation. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, the Company had 12 fixed wing aircrafts in service and three helicopters. The Company serves 24 destinations touching four continents, including Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The Company operates through several subsidiaries, including Mauritius Estate Development Corporation Limited (MEDCOR), engaged in leasing out office and commercial space; Pointe Coton Resort Hotel Company Limited, which provides hotel accommodations together with related services in Rodrigues; Airmate Limited engaged in providing call centre services and business process outsourcing (BPO) activities, as well as Air Mauritius (SA) (Proprietary) Limited, which acts as an agent for Air Mauritius Limited.

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Mauritius: Drop in tourism hurts earni...

MAURITIUSDrop in tourism hurts earningsEarnings from tourism in Mauritius fell 12.4 percent from a year earlier to 12 billion rupees (R3bn) in the first three months of this year as the weak economic environment in Europe hurt visitors? spending. Statistics ... [Published Daily News South Africa - 35 mins ago]

Entities: Mauritius, Sudan, Luxury Travel, Repatriate, Investment Trust

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 45 mins ago - 2 reports

Mauritius central bank governor awarded third term

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius central bank Governor Rundheersing Bheenick said on Monday the government had granted him three more years in charge of setting the monetary policy on the Indian Ocean island. After taking up his post in 2007, Bheenick ... [Published Sharenet - 45 mins ago]

Entities: Mauritius, Eurozone, Port Louis (Mauritius), Islamic Finance

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Emirates Airline

7 nights in Mauritius - save over £1,400 per couple

Destinology is offering seven nights at the five-star Shanti Maurice resort in Mauritius from £1,599 per person - saving £1,400 per couple.The price is valid for stays between 1 June and 15 July 2013 and is based on two adults sharing on a half-board ... [Published Mail Online UK - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Mauritius, Emirates Airline, Transfers

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Mauritius tourism revenue drops 12.4 pct yr/yr in Q1

PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - Mauritius's earnings from tourism dropped 12.4 percent from a year earlier to 12.06 billion rupees in the first three months of this year as the weak economic environment in Europe hurt visitors' spending.Statistics Mauritius cut ... [Published Yahoo! News - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Mauritius, Port Louis (Mauritius), Indian Ocean

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 5 reports

Mauritius 'win-win' pledge on tax treaty

Port Louis, May 19 (PTI): Mauritius has said it has gone the ?extra mile? to ensure that the tax treaty with India does not get misused for illicit activities such as money laundering and the round-tripping of funds. Mauritius is willing to take further ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 20 2013]

Entities: Mauritius, India, Taxes

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Mauritius will organize a festival this year says Minister Sik Yuen

Image from L'Express newspaperMinister Michael Sik-Yuen, the Mauritius Minister responsible for Tourism, has been quoted in his island’s L'Express newspaper as having come back on an earlier decision he has stated in Parliament just weeks ago. He said ... [Published ETurboNews - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mauritius, Seychelles, Tourism

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Southern African Development Community

Sleepy island of Mauritius waking up fast

IT IS a common scenario in a South African office: a colleague talking about a recent trip to Mauritius.For a long time we have thought of this Indian Ocean island as our dominion — an upmarket, romantic alternative to the umpteenth Umhlanga family h ... [Published BDlive - May 19 2013]

Entities: Mauritius, Property, Pam Golding, Southern African Development Community, Real Estate

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Not a tax haven, shared info on 170 cases: Mauritius to India

Allaying the perception of Mauritius being a tax-haven, the government?s investment promotion agency Board of Investment (BOI) also said that Mauritius on contrary is recognised as ?a clean, efficient and compliant jurisdiction?. This view is supported ... [Published Firstpost.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mauritius, Tax-Haven, India

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Mauritius says its banking rules don't allow money laundering

Port Louis: Dismissing the perception of Mauritius being a route for round-tripping and laundering of black money to and from India, the country's banking industry body says that the laws governing its banks are too stringent to be abused for illicit ... [Published zeenews.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mauritius, Money Laundering, India, Black Money

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Mauritius ready to sign tax info exchange pact with India

Mauritius, the nation from where India receives maximum foreign investments, is ready to sign a new Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with India, which would help the two countries to exchange information on tax matters of the entities doing business ... [Published Indian-Commodity - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mauritius, India, Taxes

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mauritius says given information on 170 cases to India

Facing allegations of being a route for round-tripping of funds and money laundering by Indian entities, Mauritius says it is fully committed to remain a credible financial centre and there has been 170 cases of exchange of information with Indian authorities ... [Published Business Standard India - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mauritius, India, Money Laundering

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Indian Ocean Commission organises first Air Access meeting in Mauritius

Delegates from the Indian Ocean Commission member countries of Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, La Reunion and Comoros gathered in Port-Louis, Mauritius from the 2nd to 3rd May 2013 for a two-day conference to discuss issues and challenges of air transport ... [Published Travel News - May 16 2013]

Entities: Seychelles, Indian Ocean Commission, Mauritius

Blogs

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Bidding for business class [Published Gulliver - The Economist - Mar 14 2013] AIR MAURITIUS has introduced an auction service, UpgradeNow, that allows passengers to name their price for a seat in a premium cabin. Encouraging upgrades is nothing new in the airline industry, with carriers painfully aware that their fixed costs remain ...
Mauritius sees slightly higher tourist arrivals... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Nov 26 2012] PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Mauritius said on Monday it expected the number of tourists visiting the Indian Ocean island to rise 3.6 percent in 2013, helped by arrivals from markets like China and India. Statistics Mauritius said in a statement that based ...
Mauritius sees slightly higher tourist arrivals... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Nov 26 2012] PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Mauritius said on Monday it expected the number of tourists visiting the Indian Ocean island to rise 3.6 percent in 2013, helped by arrivals from markets like China and India. Statistics Mauritius said in a statement that based ...
India, Mauritius need to boost economic ties [Published Neptune Maritime Security - Jan 07 2013] New Delhi: India and Mauritius, which share “strong synergies and complementarities” between their economies, need to explore the full potential of their economic relations, President Pranab Mukherjee has said. Addressing a banquet held at Rashtrapati ...
India, Mauritius need to boost economic ties [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 07 2013] New Delhi: India and Mauritius, which share “strong synergies and complementarities” between their economies, need to explore the full potential of their economic relations, President Pranab Mukherjee has said. Addressing a banquet held at Rashtrapati ...

Audio/Video

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Flash floods kills at least 10 in Mauritius [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 01 2013]
Flash floods kill at least 10 people in Mauritius [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 01 2013]
VIDEO: Floods wreak havoc in Mauritius [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 01 2013]
Mauritius the Springboard into Africa [Published ABN Digital - Video - Feb 12 2013]
Fierce flooding hit in Mauritius [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 02 2013]

Press Releases

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Emirates operates first commercial A380 flight ... [Published Emirates News Releases - Mar 12 2013]
Emirates to fly double daily to Mauritius [Published Emirates News Releases - Nov 20 2012]
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Continues Dynamic Gl... [Published Business Wire Retail News - Dec 05 2012]
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Continues Dynamic Gl... [Published EON Consumer - Dec 05 2012]
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Continues Dynamic Gl... [Published EON Business - Dec 05 2012]