{"id":967,"date":"2024-07-11T15:05:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/?p=967"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:35:36","slug":"madagascar-boosts-tourism-with-visa-free-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/madagascar-boosts-tourism-with-visa-free-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Madagascar Boosts Tourism with New Visa-Free Policy for 24 Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently ranked as the 46th largest country in the world, Madagascar is the second largest island nation and the fourth largest island globally. 87,100 foreign visitors arrived there in 2020, according to World Bank data gathered in July 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madagascar had a nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of USD 14,954,967,604 as of 2022. USD 12,238,318,932 was the real GDP (constant, adjusted for inflation). With a GDP growth rate of 3.80% in 2022, the real GDP increased by $491,532,088 compared to 2021, when it was USD 12,947,986,306.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/madagascar-boosts-tourism-with-visa-free-policy\/#Interesting_information_about_Madagascar\" >Interesting information about Madagascar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/madagascar-boosts-tourism-with-visa-free-policy\/#Madagascars_airports\" >Madagascar&#8217;s airports<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/madagascar-boosts-tourism-with-visa-free-policy\/#List_of_Airline_Companies_in_Madagascar\" >List of Airline Companies in Madagascar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/madagascar-boosts-tourism-with-visa-free-policy\/#Best_Hotels_to_stay_at_Madagascar\" >Best Hotels to stay at Madagascar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/madagascar-boosts-tourism-with-visa-free-policy\/#Tourist_hotspots_in_Madagascar\" >Tourist hotspots in Madagascar<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Citizens_of_the_24_following_countries_can_visit_Madagascar_with_Visa-Free_Policy\"><\/span><b>Citizens of the 24 following countries can visit Madagascar with Visa-Free Policy:\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angola<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barbados<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bermuda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cook Islands<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominica<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecuador<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Salvador<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gambia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guatemala<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haiti<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honduras<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malaysia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Micronesia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicaragua<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panama<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philippines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singapore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Africa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eswatini<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanzania<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uganda<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zimbabwe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interesting_information_about_Madagascar\"><\/span><b>Interesting information about Madagascar<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madagascar is home to a sizable share of the world&#8217;s unique species, found nowhere else.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Madagascar, lemurs have a sacred significance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madagascar maintains strong legal safeguards for human rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pirates loved Madagascar as a sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Madagascars_airports\"><\/span><b>Madagascar&#8217;s airports<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antananarivo (TNR): The largest and busiest airport in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivato_International_Airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madagascar, Ivato Airport<\/a> serves the majority of foreign flights. It is situated in the capital. It opened its doors in 2021 and is equipped with contemporary conveniences such as luggage conveyors, escalators, screening devices, and check-in counters. Only domestic flights are now operated out of the former airport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Diego Suarez, DIE) \/ Antsiranana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Arrachart Airport, named for a French aviator in WWII, features a small fan area and waiting areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sambava (SVB):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The unnamed small airport in the capital of Vanilla has a wooden trestle as its final destination for baggage and can only handle an ATR. The runway has sustained damage from floods and cyclones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Maroantsetra (WMN):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Known as the &#8220;Aerodrome,&#8221; this little airport features a single hall and a rough runway. The facilities are simple, with handwritten flight tickets and a chalkboard for flight information. Twin Otters have trouble landing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Toamasina (Tamatave, TMM): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The largest port city in Madagascar, Ambalamanasy Airport, features a modest kiosk, fan-equipped bus shelters, and computerised scoreboards that continue to show sample texts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Airline_Companies_in_Madagascar\"><\/span><b>List of Airline Companies in Madagascar<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary airport servicing Antananarivo, Madagascar, is Ivato International Airport (IATA: TNR, ICAO: FMMI), located 16.9 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the city centre. After a new 17,500 square metre terminal opened in 2021, roughly doubling its capacity from 850,000 passengers in 2016, it now accommodates over 1.5 million passengers a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The northern coastal city of Antsiranana (Diego Suarez, DIE) in Madagascar is renowned for its picturesque surroundings and magnificent natural harbour. The city is served by Arrachart Airport, which provides necessary links and fundamental facilities to sustain the regional travel and tourism sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The national airline, Madagascar Airlines (previously Air Madagascar), operates a range of internal and international routes, including those to France and Reunion Island. Additionally, it runs Tsaradia<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Hotels_to_stay_at_Madagascar\"><\/span><b>Best Hotels to stay at Madagascar<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radisson Blu Hotel Antananarivo Waterfront<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eden Lodge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Royal Andilana Resort &amp; Spa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Grand Bleu<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allamanda Hotel<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tourist_hotspots_in_Madagascar\"><\/span><b>Tourist hotspots in Madagascar<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lokobe Nature Special Reserve<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avenue of the Baobabs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isalo National Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lemurs\u2019 Park<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madagascar is a distinctive <a href=\"https:\/\/vdholiday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>tourism destination<\/strong><\/a> because of its exceptional biodiversity and rich cultural legacy. The island&#8217;s dedication to improving the visitor experience is demonstrated by its recent infrastructural upgrades, which include the development of Ivato International Airport. Madagascar provides a wide variety of lodging options, including boutique hotels and opulent resorts, to suit the needs of any kind of tourist. Its breathtaking natural beauty and friendly, inviting people combine to make it a unique and unforgettable place.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently ranked as the 46th largest country in the world, Madagascar is the second largest island nation and the fourth largest island globally. 87,100 foreign visitors arrived there in 2020, according to World Bank data gathered in July 2024. Madagascar had a nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of USD 14,954,967,604 as of 2022. 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