TOURISM
  1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
No. of Tourist Resorts 69 69 73 73 73 73 79 84 86 87 87
Tourist Arrivals   235,852 241,020 279,982 314,869 338,733 365,563 395,725 429,666 467,154 460,984 1_/ 484,680
Growth in Tourist Arrivals (%) 20.3 2.2 16.2 12.5 7.6 7.9 8.3 8.6 8.7 -1.3 5.1
Total Bed Capacity 9,662 10,351 11,638 12,312 13,471 14,031 16,096 17,531 18,730 18,765 18,827
Resorts 8,487 9,061 10,160 10,688 11,472 11,958 13,808 15,044 15,914 16,318 16,400
  Hotels   158 158 216 312 312 276 418 466 744 688 670
Guest Houses 408 467 472 400 409 313 293 321 356 367 282
  Safari Vessels 609 665 790 912 1,278 1,484 1,577 1,700 1,716 1,392 1,475
Increase in Bed Capacity  of Resorts(over previous yr) 8.05 6.76 12.13 5.20 7.34 4.24 15.47 8.95 5.78 2.54 0.50
Bed Capacity Utilization Rate (%) 65.8 64.8 67.9 70.5 72.8 77.4 76.2 69.7 68.2 65.6 68.9
Tourist Bed-nights('000) 1,971 2,092 2,351 2,725 3,039 3,271 3,467 3,718 3,937 3,933 4,066
Registered Bed Capacity 9,662 10,351 11,638 12,312 13,471 14,031 16,096 17,531 18,730 18,765 18,827
Average Duration of Stay (days) 8.4 8.7 8.4 8.7 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.5 8.4
Tourism Tax (In Million Rf) 129.1 136.0 161.3 188.8 215.8 257.0 257.7 276.0 276.6 292.7 1_/ 305.2 2_/
Tourism Revenue (In Million Rf) 191.1 217.1 307.8 372.02 400.86 505.8 527.2 627.8 693.3 715.9 892.1 2_/
Tourism Expenditure (In Million Rf) 9.6 10.5 13 19.1 17.70 23.90 15.80 22.90 27.70 31.4 1_/ 32.8 2_/
Tourism Receipts (In million US$) 138.0 146.4 180.7 210.7 265.6 286.0 303.0 313.5 320.7 327.1 3_/ 318.4 4_/
Tourism Contribution to GDP (%) 33.4 32.6 33.5 34.5 1_/ 35.0 1_/ 34.1 1_/ 32.8 1_/ 32.7 1_/ 33.0 1_/ 31.9 1_/ 31.1 1_/