{"id":5020,"date":"2024-06-01T13:10:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T09:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=5020"},"modified":"2024-07-26T08:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T04:58:29","slug":"area-tourist-enterprise-licensing-unit-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=5020","title":{"rendered":"Area &#8211; Planning and Strategic Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5020\" class=\"elementor elementor-5020\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d7a80 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"68d7a80\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e78ed\" data-id=\"44e78ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d5a33 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31d5a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMMISSIONER FOR TOURISM &amp; ORS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78fa143 elementor-section-boxed 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href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=3440\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Biodata<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7579\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=3454\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">About the Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=3469\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Contact Details<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-54af232\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5295\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=3377\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Commission for Tourism &#038; Ors<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7474\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=3440\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Biodata<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7579\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=3454\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">About the Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=3469\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact Details<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a1c935\" data-id=\"8a1c935\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc1e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc1e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #029fb2;\">TOURISM &#8211; PLANNING\u00a0<\/span>AND STRATEGIC UNIT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e340ed7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e340ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Roles and Functions<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0b49e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0b49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Tourist planning through the development of tourism policies and preparation of long-term plan<\/li><li>Development and upgrading of tourism structures and infrastructure<\/li><li>Work in close collaboration with all stakeholders involved in tourism activities for the development and promotion of sustainable tourism in Rodrigues<\/li><li>Appraise and monitor tourism projects<\/li><li>Elaboration and implementation of standards, norms and guidelines for tourism activities<\/li><li>Formulation and administration of legislation to regulate the tourism sector<\/li><li>Organise awareness campaign on the importance of sustainable tourism development and support enterprises in their drive to be environmentally compliant<\/li><li>Prepare and provide statistical data and information on tourism matters<\/li><li>Make leisure and recreational activities accessible and affordable to the population at large<\/li><li>Implement schemes to promote the welfare of the employees of the tourism sector<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc2a7b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cc2a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Conducted Activities<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82f9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"c82f9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Sustainable Tourism Mauritius Award 2024<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2091\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5468 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-2024-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-2024-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-2024-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-2024.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/>The Sustainable Tourism Mauritius Awards (STMA) is an initiative of the Tourism Authority through its project of Sustainable Island Mauritius which has as objective to recognize tourism.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Operators who have not only stayed true to their sustainability aspirations but also shown extraordinary commitment to health, resilience, and recovery post the COVID-19 crisis.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5469 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-20241-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-20241-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-20241-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-20241-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Sustainable-Tourism-Mauritius-Award-20241.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This 3rd edition emphasized the reduction of carbon footprint and the promotion of sustainable travel there were (06) different Categories. There were (06) Tourism Enterprises from Rodrigues nominated for the competition in different categories. 04 of these enterprises were finalists;<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2092\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2092\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The \"One Visitor One Tree\u201d project;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2092\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2092\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5472 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-One-Visitor-One-Tree-project-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-One-Visitor-One-Tree-project-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-One-Visitor-One-Tree-project-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-One-Visitor-One-Tree-project-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-One-Visitor-One-Tree-project-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-One-Visitor-One-Tree-project-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/>The project \u201cOne Visitor, One Tree\u201d is among the major initiatives of the Commission for Tourism in line with the development of a Sustainable Tourism Sector in Rodrigues.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The objectives of the project are as follows:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">To reforest bare land in Rodrigues<\/span><\/li><li>To promote sustainable tourism development<\/li><li>To sensitize visitors and the public at large on the need to participate in the mitigation of climate change<\/li><li>To provide an opportunity for visitors to reduce their carbon footprint.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2093\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2093\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Visit of the Tourism Employees Welfare Fund<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2093\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2093\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5467 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Professionalization-of-the-Rodrigues-Tourism-Industry-300x139.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Professionalization-of-the-Rodrigues-Tourism-Industry-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Professionalization-of-the-Rodrigues-Tourism-Industry-400x187.png 400w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Professionalization-of-the-Rodrigues-Tourism-Industry.png 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/>A delegation from the TEWF was on a mission in Rodrigues from the 03<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0to the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September for a training of local members. A Certificate Award Ceremony was held at the conference room of Vicariat Apostholique de Rodrigues (Saint Gabriel).<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2094\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2094\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Launching of Training Courses for Tourism Operators in Collaboration with Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2094\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2094\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5462 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/>On 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;March 2024 the Commission for Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Polytechnics Mauritius for the delivery of 02 short training courses to tourism operators in Rodrigues, namely the Professional Front Office Operations and Management Essentials programmes.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5464 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Launching-of-Training-Courses-for-Tourism-Operators-in-Collaboration-with-Polytechnics-Mauritius-Ltd2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 2<sup>nd<\/sup> April 2024 the Commissioner for Tourism launched the first training course, the Professional Front Office Operations at PML Rodrigues Campus. For this first session there were a total of 29 operators present.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2095\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2095\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Meeting with Tourism Operators<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2095\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2095\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5465 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Meeting-tourism-operators-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Meeting-tourism-operators-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Meeting-tourism-operators-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Meeting-tourism-operators-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Meeting-tourism-operators-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Meeting-tourism-operators.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>The Commission for Tourism held a meeting with Tourism Operators to present the performance of the Tourism Sector, projects implemented during FY 2023\/2024 and the Budgeted projects for Tourism for FY 2024\/2025.<strong><br \/>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2096\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2096\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Arrival of Cruise Vessels in Rodrigues<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2096\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2096\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilemauricetourisme.info\/image\/catalog\/dec%2022\/ponant.jpg\" alt=\"Le Champlain ouvre, le bal de l'arriv\u00e9e des bateaux de croisi\u00e8re \u00e0 Rodrigues\" width=\"354\" height=\"199\" \/>\u201cLa Compagnie du Ponant\u201d included Rodrigues in their cruise itineraries for the month of December 2023. The first vessel, Le Champlain, arrived on 12 December 2023 with 194 persons on board including 63 passengers and 131 crew members.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second vessel, the Jacques Le Quartier arrived on 16 December 2023 with 95 passengers and 121 crew members.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLe Champlain\u201d arrived in Rodrigues again on 25 December 2023 with 90 passengers and 131 crew members on board.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5474\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Arrival-of-Cruise-Vessels-in-Rodrigues-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"194\" \/>Passengers from all 03 trips were welcomed by the Commissioner for Tourism and staff of the Commission as well as Rodrigues Tourism Office to the sound of the Traditional music and with a welcoming cocktail before heading for their programmed activities in Rodrigues.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2097\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2097\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The 8th Edition of the International Kitesurf Festival 2023<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2097\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2097\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5470 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-8th-Edition-of-the-International-Kitesurf-Festival-2023-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-8th-Edition-of-the-International-Kitesurf-Festival-2023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-8th-Edition-of-the-International-Kitesurf-Festival-2023-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-8th-Edition-of-the-International-Kitesurf-Festival-2023-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-8th-Edition-of-the-International-Kitesurf-Festival-2023-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/The-8th-Edition-of-the-International-Kitesurf-Festival-2023.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/>In line with its objective to encourage the development of sports tourism on the island and the promotion of the destination the Commission for Tourism and the Rodrigues Kitesurfing Association (RKA) led the Organization of the Rodrigues International Kitesurf Festival (RIKF) 2023 held\u00a0from the 26th\u00a0to 30th\u00a0July 2023\u00a0in collaboration with the Commission for Youth and Sports.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2098\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2098\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Visit of the UNDP in Rodrigues<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2098\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2098\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5473 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Visit-of-the-UNDP-in-Rodrigues-300x184.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Visit-of-the-UNDP-in-Rodrigues-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Visit-of-the-UNDP-in-Rodrigues.png 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Commission welcomed a delegation of the UNDP at a Courtesy Meeting held on Monday 03<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0July 2023. The delegation seized the opportunity to briefly explain their ongoing projects in Rodrigues which are the Eco Fish project and the Coral Restoration programme within the SEMPA region.<br \/>The Commission also participated in the workshop on Coral Reef Restoration Sustainability Plan and Partnership held on Wednesday 05<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0July 2023 at Les Cocotiers Hotel.<br \/><br \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb7d81\" data-id=\"9cb7d81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3069dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3069dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #029fb2;\">CONTACT\u00a0<\/span>DETAILS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cb479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6cb479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Planning and Strategic Unit<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13def10 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"13def10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-location\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">2nd Floor , Alfred Northcoombes Building , Port Mathurin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-volume\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">+230 83 10 830 \/ 831<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fax\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">+230 83 20 604<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Opening Hours - Monday to Friday <br>(08.00-15.15)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a602dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a602dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Useful Documents<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dc991 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c7dc991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Application-for-Tourist-Enterprise-License.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Application for Tourism Courses<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMISSIONER FOR TOURISM &amp; ORS TOURISM &#8211; PLANNING\u00a0AND STRATEGIC UNIT Roles and Functions Tourist planning through the development of tourism policies and preparation of long-term plan Development and upgrading of tourism structures and infrastructure Work in close collaboration with all stakeholders involved in tourism activities for the development and promotion of sustainable tourism in Rodrigues &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?page_id=5020\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Area &#8211; Planning and Strategic Unit<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5020","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":null,"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5020"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8077,"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5020\/revisions\/8077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}