This year, the author and publisher ofExtinct Mauritius presents Stars & Keysanother beautiful book featuring some 350 images, which, thanks to the accompanying commentaries, provide valuable insights into the origins and evolution of the Mauritian hotel industry up to the year 2000.
As a collector of postcards, the author realized that they provided a solid visual basis for telling this story of one of our economic flagships… The images make this book original, and at the same time offer a glimpse into the evolution of postal mail and tourist cards.
As you turn the pages, you’ll realize just how far we’ve come, from the Curepipian Park Hotel of 1952 to today’s numerous hotel estates with several hundred rooms or suites. Going back to the first inns of the eighteenthe century, this book also provides the distance needed to reflect on the future of this industry…
