REUNION TOURISM CONTINUES TO BRING TRAVEL AGENTS FOR FAM TRIPS TO THE ISLAND
(Posted 18th March 2014)
The Indian Ocean Vanilla Island founder member Reunion is continuing to make waves as a destination. Efforts are concentrating, among other activities like attending key tourism trade shows, with hosting important travel agents to come out to the French Indian Ocean island to sample the island’s attractions and unique Creole inspired hospitality.
The latest group of 11 travel agents was brought to Reunion by ‘Cercle de Vacances’, a specialized operator described as ‘Artisan du Voyage’.
Connections Reunion, in conjunction with Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, or in short IRT, organized the visit on the island, showcasing the great variety of attractions to the visitors, who flew from Paris to St. Denis’ Roland Garros International Airport with the island’s home airline Air Austral (www.air-austral.com).
The visitors were shown the natural attractions of the island during several guided tours into the rugged interior before sampling several of the island’s leading beach resorts.
Meanwhile has Reunion’s tourism chief Pascal Viroleau attended a key meeting in the Seychelles, which brought together representatives of the UNWTO and tourism ministers of the African Union discussing closer cooperation. Notably was Reunion’s decision for a Visa waiver for South African passport holders hailed as groundbreaking, a move which has since the introduction significantly improved arrival numbers from South Africa to Reunion.
For more destination information visit www.reunion.fr
