7TH SNAV MEETING IN PROGRESS ON THE ILE DE LA REUNION
(Posted 08th February 2014)
For the past three days, and until tomorrow, Sunday 09th of February, will over 300 delegates, who have assembled on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, discuss all matters related to tourism, a backbone of the island’s economy. The event is also covered by over a dozen invited journalists who are following the debate over the latest trends in European and global business and leisure travel, matters concerning air travel and the role of travel agencies in today’s social media age, the regulatory requirements in place across the European Union and the impact of the digital age on doing business in the tourism industry.
Delegates, among them key staff of France Inter, Daily Tourism Tourmag, Tour Hebdo, The Pros’ tourisme.com, Echo Travel, The Quotidienne.fr, Stratégos, I Tourism, Travel on Move , Tourismes.tv, Bus and Car and Travel Pros, among many others, will have the opportunity to explore some of the island’s attractions and gain firsthand knowledge on the product range and quality of services as part of the conference programme.
Reunion’s tourism income for last year was given as in excess of 314 million Euros or nearly 425 million US Dollars and offers direct employment to over 10.000 people on the island with more jobs in secondary and tertiary employment opportunities. For more information about the island and its unique blend of French lifestyle and Creole culture, music, art and food in the deep of the Indian Ocean, visit www.reunion.fr
