Comoros ecotourism evaluation & support programme. May - December 2013

Rajeriarison, P.

Comoros ecotourism evaluation & support programme. May - December 2013

GCP/RAF/466/EC SmartFish Project

Year of publication 2013

Pages 55 p.

Author Rajeriarison, P.

Publisher FAO/IOC ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title SmartFish-FAO Report

Series number SF-FAO/2013/17

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Tourism is too often quoted as an alternative source of income for communities. In the Comoros, as for all destinations regardless of their level of development, tourism obeys certain market rules: a destination to be viable commercially, economically and socially requires commitments and contributions from a wide range of stakeholders at both national and international levels. The Comoros as a destination is still exploring the very early stage of its life cycle and the annual volume of tourist s is minimal compared to other Indian Ocean islands (only 22,000 arrivals in 2012 and 60% of these were visiting friends and relatives. However, this can be advantageous and present the Comoros as a new destination that may surprise even the most experienced travellers. The Comoros tourism supply exists even if it is limited. It is essentially based on an exceptional natural and cultural heritage, but its development as a product has yet to be achieved: main sites are not fully prepared to accom modate visitors appropriately and services do not always meet minimum standards and prices are not competitive compared to neighbouring destinations such as Madagascar or Zanzibar. Fishermen and their communities are part of the tourism value chain but only to a limited extent: tourist numbers remain insufficient and as tourism activities are seasonal this does not allow for permanent occupations. However, some products have the opportunity to grow in quality and volume: seven products were sele cted for specific support from the SmartFish programme that aims to provide alternative income for coastline communities. These products directly involve fishermen or other community members, such as women or individuals who trained to become eco-guides for hiking tours.

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