Private company

New Mauritius Hotels Ltd.

Hospitality company based in Mauritius

Beachcomber Resorts & Hotels is the trading name of New Mauritius Hotels Ltd, a Mauritius-based company in the hospitality industry. It owns and manages eight hotels in Mauritius, one in the Seychelles and one in Morocco. It also operates an in-flight catering business (operating as Plaisance Catering) and five tour operating companies around the world.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Beachcomber Resorts & Hotels is the trading name of New Mauritius Hotels Ltd, a Mauritius-based company in the hospitality industry. It owns and manages eight hotels in Mauritius, one in the Seychelles and one in Morocco. It also operates an in-flight catering business (operating as Plaisance Catering) and five tour operating companies around the world.2

The story

The first hotel of the group was started in 1952.

1952: The Park Hotel (Curepipe - central region) first hotel of the group, nowadays the headquarters of the group.

1962:

Opening of Le Chaland (south-east of Mauritius)

Opening of Le Morne Plage (south-west of Mauritius)

1964: Establishment of New Mauritius Hotels Ltd (NMH) trading as Beachcomber Hotels

1967: Opening of Le Brabant (replacing the former Le Morne Plage in the south-west of Mauritius)

1971: Opening of Trou aux Biches (in the north of Mauritius)

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1972: Opening of the Dinarobin Pierre Desmarais Hotel (south-west of Mauritius)

1985: Opening of Royal Palm Mauritius (north of Mauritius)

1991: Opening of the Shandrani (replacing the former Le Chaland in the south-east of Mauritius)

1992: Beachcomber Hotels buys the former Pullman Hotel in Grand-Bay and renames it Le Mauricia

1994: Beachcomber Hotels buys the former "Le Mariya Hotel" located in Pointe aux Piments. Following extensive works, the hotel is renamed Le Victoria

1996: Le Méridien Brabant and Paradis are merged under the brand name, Paradis Hotel & Golf Club

1997: Beachcomber Hotels buys Le Canonnier (north of Mauritius)

2001:

Opening of Sainte Anne Resort & Spa (Sainte Anne Island, Seychelles)

Opening of the Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa (south-west of Mauritius)

2006: Creation of the ‘Apartment Village’ at Le Mauricia

2007: Launch of Shandrani Serenity plus, the first fully inclusive 5 star resort in Mauritius

2010: Reopening of Trou aux Biches, renamed Trou aux Biches Resort & Spa after two years of work

2011: Takeover of brands Mautourco and White Sand Tours

2013: Soft opening of Royal Palm Marrakech, the first Beachcomber hotel in Morocco

2014: Opening of a Spa by Clarins at the Royal Palm Marrakech

In 2016, a fraud of some MUR 115 million was perpetrated through electronic means to the detriment of the company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Beachcomber Resorts & Hotels, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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