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Travel And Tourism in Cape Verde

Cape Verde

Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in Cape Verde report offers a comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market, including background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits.

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Car rental; Demand factors; Health & wellness tourism; Tourism flows domestic; Tourism flows inbound; Tourism flows outbound; Tourism receipts and expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel accommodation; Travel retail

Executive summary

Tourism continues to drive economic growth

The negative effects of rising fuel prices and the financial crisis are not hampering the travel and tourism industry in Cape Verde as one would expect. There are business opportunities springing up everywhere, especially in the tourism segments of luxury hotels, golf and beach resorts, condominiums, villas and marinas, amongst others.

Massive influx of investment to transform Cape Verde

With record breaking levels of investment year after year, Cape Verde is experiencing rapid changes. Considered two of the jewels of the archipelago, attention is now being focused on the islands of Boavista and Maio following the creation of a new state organisation for tourism - SDTiBM. Its objective is to ensure that the high quality tourist development projects on both islands are implemented at a sustainable rate.

Commendable government intervention

Based on a democratic political system and market economy, the stability that the country enjoys is so impressive that other African nations are using it as a case study to follow. Cape Verde’s government concerns itself with establishing favourable conditions in order to attract private investment to fuel the country’s future economic growth. The greatest emphasis is being placed on the tourism industry. Cape Verde has been successful in securing foreign direct investment from a variety of countries, including traditional ones such as Portugal, Italy and Spain, as well as new ones such as the UK, Ireland, Dubai, Germany and Belgium. Chinese investors from Hong Kong and Macau also have a significant stake in Cape Verde. The government encourages joint ventures with local investors.

The Chinese are coming

China is already Africa’s third largest investor and is destined to become the largest as early as 2010. Through carefully selected special economic zones, China is encouraging domestic privately-run enterprises to venture overseas. These special zones, however, are controversial. On the one hand, African nations desire the status in order to receive significant investment, but on the other hand they are sceptical about the neo-colonialism intentions of China. It is Cape Verde’s intention to become one of these special Chinese economic zones.

Cape Verde destined to become an international tourist hotspot

All of the right conditions are set for Cape Verde to become an internationally recognised tourist destination. Equally distant from three continents, located in a privileged tropical environment with a mild climate throughout the year, with political and social stability, special tax-exempt policies and fiscal incentives, and no discrimination, this equal treatment philosophy will enable the archipelago of 10 islands to generate a steady income all year round.

Table of contents

TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN CAPE VERDE : MARKET INSIGHT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Tourism continues to drive economic growth

Massive influx of investment to transform Cape Verde

Commendable government intervention

The Chinese are coming

Cape Verde destined to become an international tourist hotspot

KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Tourism the driving force behind economic growth

Government policy geared towards securing investment

The Macau connection

‘Morabez’

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 1 Length of Domestic Trips: 2003-2008

Table 2 Length of Outbound Departures: 2003-2008

MARKET DATA

Table 3 Balance of Tourism Payments: Value 2003-2008

Table 4 Departures by Destination: 2003-2008

Table 5 Departures by Method of Transport: 2003-2008

Table 6 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2003-2008

Table 7 Outgoing Tourist Expenditure: Value 2003-2008

Table 8 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2008-2013

Table 9 Forecast Departures by Method of Transport: 2008-2013

Table 10 Forecast Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2008-2013

Table 11 Forecast Outgoing Tourism Expenditure: Value 2008-2013

Table 12 Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2003-2008

Table 13 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2003-2008

Table 14 Forecast Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2008-2013

Table 15 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2008-2013

Table 16 Tourist Attractions: Value 2003-2008

Table 17 Forecast Tourist Attractions: Value 2008-2013

Table 18 Health and Wellness Tourism Sales: Value 2003-2008

Table 19 Forecast Health and Wellness Sales: Value 2008-2013

DEFINITIONS

Tourism parameters

Travel accommodation

Transportation

Car rental

Travel retail

Tourist attractions

Health and wellness

Internet sales

Internet sales: dynamic packaging

Internet sales: traditional package holiday

Summary 1 Research Sources

INBOUND TOURISM FLOWS

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 20 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2003-2008

Table 21 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2003-2008

Table 22 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2003-2008

Table 23 Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2003-2008

Table 24 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2008-2013

Table 25 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2008-2013

Table 26 Forecast Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2008-2013

Table 27 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2008-2013

TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 28 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2003-2008

Table 29 Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2003-2008

Table 30 Regional Hotel Parameters 2008

Table 31 Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008

Table 32 Hotel Company Rankings 2005-2008

Table 33 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2008-2013

Table 34 Forecast Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2008-2013

Table 35 Forecast Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013

TRANSPORTATION

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 36 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2003-2008

Table 37 Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008

Table 38 Air Company Rankings 2005-2008

Table 39 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2008-2013

Table 40 Forecast Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013

CAR RENTAL

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 41 Car Rental Sales: Value 2003-2008

Table 42 Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008

Table 43 Car Rental Company Rankings 2005-2008

Table 44 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2008-2013

Table 45 Forecast Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013

TRAVEL RETAIL

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 46 Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2003-2008

Table 47 Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2003-2008

Table 48 Travel Retail Products Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2003-2008

Table 49 Travel Retail Products Company Rankings 2005-2008

Table 50 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2008-2013

Table 51 Forecast Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2008-2013

Table 52 Forecast Travel Retail Products Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2008-2013

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