Advanced Industrial Conference on Emergency and Disaster AICED 2005 Week of April 17, 2005 - Reunion Island

Hotels and Travel

Hotels

• Searchable list of local hotels
  http://www.hotels-reunion.com/index_eng.php
• A1 Tourist Guide listing of hotels
  http://www.a1touristguide.com/worldhotels/ReunionIsland.html

Travel Information

 Regular airlines operating in all major European cities offer special pre-routing fares for passengers to and from Reunion. This is the case with Air France’s flights from Europe to Reunion via Paris. Some airlines offer flights from Europe to other neighbouring islands in the Indian Ocean - Comoro, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles. These islands provide inter-regional air links to Reunion.

The major Airplanes companies are Corsair, Air France, Air Austral, Air Mauritius, Air Bourbon.

 Visas

 No restrictions for French citizens with an ID-card or a valid passport. Tourists from EU, USA, Canada, Switzerland and Norway need a valid passport to stay up to 3 months.

 Local Information

 Local time on Reunion is GMT + 3.
The currency is the Euro. Most banks and bank machines accept most international credit cards.
Reunion enjoys an ever-lasting summer in a tropical climate with temperatures made milder by the East-South-East domineering trade winds.