THE PITON DE LA FOURNAISE TOPS THE WORLD RANKINGS
(Posted 27th January 2016)
On 15 January, the island of Reunion was elected ‘first volcanic destination in the world‘ by travel community website WAYN, short for ‘Where are you now‘. Other competing countries in the survey were Japan, Italy and Iceland among others, which were neck on neck with Reunion.
Discover the Top 7 volcanic destinations worldwide.
The island of Reunion is the first volcanic destination in the world according to the opinion of the members of the site Wayn, social network for travelers over 23 million people, in over 193 countries around the world. Nominated in the top 7 of the most beautiful volcanic destinations in the world, was Reunion pushing all the right buttons and was able to fire on all cylinders alongside other renowned international destinations such as the Philippines, Tanzania, Costa Rica or Japan.
The island of Reunion arrived in pole position and has won the title of first destination volcanic world with nearly 1,000 votes difference ahead ofJapan, which was ranking second destination.
Top 7 volcanic destinations in the world were named as:
- Reunion Island: 2426 votes – 23%
- Japan: 1508 votes – 15%
- Italy: 1459 votes – 14%
- Iceland: 1347 votes – 13%
- Philippines: 1274 votes – 12%
- Tanzania: 1,231 votes – 12%
- Costa Rica: 1133 votes – 11%
Piton de la Fournaise – © Frog 974 Photographs
Piton de la Fournaise – © Serge Gelabert
Already in 2013 was the island of Reunion elected ‘most beautiful island in the world‘ by members of Wayn. Since then has Reunion continued to gain fans from members of this influential social network dedicated to travelers worldwide. If more than 7,000 members of WAYN claim to have already been in Reunion, after the latest survey some 273.000 more want to visit this French Indian Ocean island in the future.
For more information about Reunion’s tourism attractions, including the Piton de la Fournaise, click on www.reunion.fr
