Vanilla Islands CEO address IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) historical Tourism Ministerial Meeting in Seychelles
Almasalla, ATP News- Pascal Viroleau, the CEO of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Organisation is one of the tourism personalities invited to attend and address the historical Tourism Ministerial Meeting organised by the IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) in the Seychelles.
This Tourism Ministerial Meeting is the first ever of its kind organised for Tourism Ministers of the 20 Member States of the IORA. The Vanilla islands are also an Indian Ocean Regional Organisation but they only group the islands of the Indian Ocean. The recognition of the Vanilla Islands comes at an appropriate time as Didier Robert, the Regional Council’s President of La Reunion Island who is the current President of the organisation is set to pass on the reigns of power of the Organisation to the Madagascar Minister of Tourism in December this year.
The seven Members States are always looking at growing their membership base in a bid to group all the key Unique Selling Points (USPs) of the Region.
Pascal Viroleau who was met on his arrival in Seychelles by Alain St.Ange, the island’s Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture used his address at the IORA Tourism Ministers Meeting to position the Vanilla Islands within the IORA Organisation.
Ministers present appreciated the update on the works of the Vanilla islands and accepted the proposal made by Mr Viroleau that IORA should have a Tourism Committee to follow tourism matters within the IORA.
