REUNION’S TOURISM SECTOR GEARS UP FOR TOP RESA
(Posted 28th August 2015)
Over 90 participants from Reunion’s tourism private sector and IRT, Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, are expected to head to Paris in a month to attend France’s largest tourism trade show, Top Resa. Reunion will exhibit alongside fellow Indian Ocean Vanilla Island members which are also expected to make a strong showing in Paris.
A 250 square metre large stand will no doubt attract large numbers of trade visitors and while still most tourists come from mainland France have other source markets made gains, giving Reunion a more diverse client base.
This year will the island revel in the spotlight after the Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion’s active volcano, has already erupted four times in spectacular lava flows. The island was also in the news for weeks at end when debris from missing flight MH370 was washed ashore at the Eastern beaches of the island. Whale and dolphin watching, a popular activity will as much be promoted as will hikes and biking trips into the UNESCO World Heritage Site spread across the rugged interior of the island. Adventure activities also include abseiling, canyoning, white water rafting and paragliding, among many other options for an active vacation.
(Some of the participants already signed up for Top Resa including the IRT CEO Patrick Serveaux)
Running from the 29th of September until the 02nd of October at the Exhibition Centre of the Port de Versailles in Paris will Reunion’s participants cover all segments of the island’s tourism industry, from resorts, hotels, B&B’s to car hire companies, DMC’s (incoming agencies) and other attractions including helicopter companies and boat / yacht operators. More information about Destination Reunion can be accessed via www.reunion.fr
In a related development was Switzerland’s leading travel blogger Solene on the island of Reunion.
Solene loves to travel and has over the last four years filed feature stories from 45 countries around the world, her latest destination having been Reunion, a French Indian Ocean island located east of Madagascar. While most of her articles talk about travel across Switzerland and to the United Arab Emirates has Solene, after a ten day stay on Reunion, already written over a dozen features, narrating her impressions about the island. Flying with Air Austral to St. Denis, Reunion’s capital city, do the features include describing one of the eruptions of the Piton de la Fournaise before turning to what Solene calls ‘Luxury Living’ on the island, entirely justified after staying at such establishments like House of Laurina, Roche Tamarin & Spa, the Palm Hotel or the Lux***** Reunion. Not shy of making recommendations has Solene tailored a one week stay programme for potential visitors which includes a range of activities like visiting one of the famous vanilla plantations, flying across the volcano and the rugged interior, 4×4 excursions and more. For added information about her writings click on to
