<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Madagascar is one of the trendiest holiday destinations. One of two key destinations is Nosy Be and surrounding smaller islands. It can be considered a local tourist hub. This work aims to illustrate the variability of the region’s tourism evolution in reference to Butler’s concept, and to specify circumstances characteristic of tropical islands, especially in less developed countries. Typology of islands has been performed according to level of tourism development; moreover, the brief evolution of post-1960s tourism development was assessed. The archipelago’s evolutionary stages of tourism development are significantly diversified, evolution has been non-linear and not always unidirectional. It is difficult to observe all stages of the cycle. The stage tends to be hard to determine, evolutionary pace tends to vary, and some stages are absent. Regional under-development and external factors may cause a regression in development. No stage changes were observed on most islands where enclave tourism developed.</p></abstract>

Madagascar is one of the trendiest holiday destinations. One of two key destinations is Nosy Be and surrounding smaller islands. It can be considered a local tourist hub. This work aims to illustrate the variability of the region’s tourism evolution in reference to Butler’s concept, and to specify circumstances characteristic of tropical islands, especially in less developed countries. Typology of islands has been performed according to level of tourism development; moreover, the brief evolution of post-1960s tourism development was assessed. The archipelago’s evolutionary stages of tourism development are significantly diversified, evolution has been non-linear and not always unidirectional. It is difficult to observe all stages of the cycle. The stage tends to be hard to determine, evolutionary pace tends to vary, and some stages are absent. Regional under-development and external factors may cause a regression in development. No stage changes were observed on most islands where enclave tourism developed.

Nosy Be (Madagascar) and the neighbouring islands versus tourism development

Miscellanea Geographica

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Madagascar is one of the trendiest holiday destinations. One of two key destinations is Nosy Be and surrounding smaller islands. It can be considered a local...

Stage		Nosy Be	TYPE I	TYPE II	TYPE III
exploration	E	+ (1960–1972)	0	+ (1990–2002)	+ (1990–2002)
involvement	I	+ (1973–1990)	0	+ (2002–2006?)	+ (to 2018?)
development	D1	+	+	-	0
	D2	-/+	-	-	0
	D3	+	-	-	0
	D4	-	0	-	0
consolidation	C1	-	+	-	0
	C2	-	+	+	0
	C3	-/+	+	-	0
stagnation	S1	+	-	-	0
	S2	+	-	-	0
	S3	-	-	-	0

	2005ª	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Number of accommodation facilities	n.a.	2,712	3,290	3,607	3,757	3,981
Of which, hotels	937	1,693	2,010	2,251	2,377	2,558
Number of rooms	10,879	19,112	20,520	22,263	23,382	24,046
Number of beds	n.a.	30,388	32,627	35,398	37,154	n.a.

	2006¹	TripAdvisor	Resorts Guides	Booking. com	Lonely Planet	Travelmadagascar.org	Google Maps²	Average 2018
Hotels	32	31	-	20	-	-
Guest houses and similar	38	48	-	15	-	-
Other facilities	-	32	-	54	-	-
Total	70	111	63	89	100	41	76	80

Nosy Be (Madagascar) and the neighbouring islands versus tourism development

Pubblicato online: 31 gen 2019

Pagine: 23 - 32

Ricevuto: 29 ott 2018

Accettato: 29 dic 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2019-0001

Parole chiave
Nosy Be, tropical island, tourist area cycle of evolution, tourism development, Madagascar

© 2019 Maciej Henryk Jędrusik published by Sciendo

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Stages of tourist area cycle of evolution on Nosy Be and neighbouring islands

Changes in the accommodation base on Madagascar in the 21st century

Number of accommodation facilities on Nosy Be according to tourism websites

Nosy Be (Madagascar) and the neighbouring islands versus tourism development

Pubblicato online: 31 gen 2019

Pagine: 23 - 32

Ricevuto: 29 ott 2018

Accettato: 29 dic 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2019-0001

Parole chiaveNosy Be, tropical island, tourist area cycle of evolution, tourism development, Madagascar

© 2019 Maciej Henryk Jędrusik published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7

Figure 8

Figure 9

Figure 10

Stages of tourist area cycle of evolution on Nosy Be and neighbouring islands

Changes in the accommodation base on Madagascar in the 21st century

Number of accommodation facilities on Nosy Be according to tourism websites

Parole chiave
Nosy Be, tropical island, tourist area cycle of evolution, tourism development, Madagascar