The Editorial this week highlights:- a. Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands meeting with President Didier Robert. b. Kenyan-flagged vessel Diamond Ace 1 on the reef in Seychelles. c. The Durup boat ‘Glory’ has arrived. d. Great Barrier reef of Australia and environment experts from many other countries can take a leaf from Seychelles. e. Travel will get more expensive pushing destinations to be more proactive if they want a fairer share of the tourism market – Hakone is a very popular tourist destination because they have so many places to visit. f .Tourism as an industry must work together. Stand alone articles this week:- 1. Indian Ocean Lodge notches TripAdvisor award . 2.‘La Folie Creole’ by the Seychelles Chambers of Commerce & Industry at AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort and Spa. 3. A glimmer of hope: Nature Seychelles’ ground-breaking project proves we can restore coral reefs.
4. Born to heal with plants: Seychelles herbalist Ferdinand Vidot eagerly shares his life-long knowledge. 5. Meridien Fisherman’s Cove of Seychelles can benefit from Marriott merging of its Loyalty Programmes. 6. Will air travel get cheaper? SpiceJet to test India’s first biofuel-powered aircraft today. 7. Didier Robert’s new coastal road construction at Reunion remains impressive. 8. Seychelles Autism Association on the move . 9. A380 for Air Austral – now a reality. 10. Africa’s Most outstanding Travel Media :- VoyagesAfriq. 11. Whale spectacle seen for the beach in Reunion Island. 12. International Newswires continue to republish our Report.