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The permanent commission of the Region voted on October 11 to implement a new investment aid system for very small Reunion Island businesses.. Its objective is, via a subsidy for small investments, to facilitate the completion of projects by reducing the final cost of the investment and reducing the risk borne by banks on....

Corsair welcomed an 8th A330neo to its fleet on October 9. The 343-seat aircraft (20 a business, 21 en premium et 302 en classe économique) se distingue par sa performance en consommation de carburant, de 25 % inférieure à celle de ses prédécesseurs, un gage de compétitivité quand le cours du kérosène se maintient à des niveaux...

The turnover of the 4,314 VSEs and SMEs in Reunion monitored as part of the Image PME survey by the Council of the Order of Chartered Accountants and the Sagis Institute is down overall by 2,5% in the 2nd quarter of 2024, compared to the same quarter of last year. This is the third consecutive quarter of decline, after thirteen quarters of increase. In...

In the current European Feder program, 55 millions d'euros sont inscrits en faveur du tourisme pour accompagner la création d’établissements, their extension or upscaling. Since 2021, the Region thus provided its support for the creation of Sarana (Pond in Old Place), from Papangue (Pond-Salé), the Gillot Hilton and the Wood Hotel & Spa...

Patrick Lebreton also confirmed what was announced last year : Reunion Island tourism and the Réunion Tourism Federation supported by the departmental council, will merge next year. The future Reunion Tourism Committee will deal with both local and foreign tourism and will be responsible for both promotion and structuring..

The Reunion company has changed hands. October 18, ten days after accepting the resignation of Joseph Bréma, the supervisory board of Air Austral has appointed Hugues Marchessaux as chairman of the management board. Graduate of Essec, aged 57, he held management positions at Corsair, Air France, Bolloré Transports and Logistics, of director and....

Patrick Lebreton, vice-president of the Region,responsable des affaires économiques et président d'Île de La Réunion tourisme a présenté le 10 octobre la feuille de route de la collectivité en matière touristique jusqu’en 2028, end of current term. The priority strategic objective is to increase the revenue generated by tourism activity, rather than aiming to increase attendance flows..

According to the Regional Tourism Observatory, Reunion Island welcomed 264,246 foreign tourists in the first half of 2024, in very slight progress (+0,2%) compared to 2023, record year. Tourism revenues are almost identical to those of last year. (221 million euros). The Union of Trades in the Hotel Industry estimates that attendance....

The Region contests the State's plan to sell the land occupied by the Lux hotel to the Mauritian group IBL, in La Saline les Bains. In a motion voted on September 6, she considers that this sale of the public maritime domain constitutes an “act of extreme seriousness”, for the reasons that it leads to transfer to interests outside our island...

French Tech La Réunion continues its support program for Reunion start-ups with two highlights : a presence at the Conference of Industrial Start-ups in Dijon in September and at the Overseas French Tech Days in Nouméa in October. 2024 was an intense year for French Tech La Réunion, marked by the participation of several start-ups in VivaTech and a trip....