India, June 17 -- The General Assembly, which took place on 12 June at CCI Ivato, is the official meeting of the Vanilla Islands Organization, a marketing brand representing a group of six Indian Ocean islands: Seychelles, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius, Comoros, and Mayotte. Established in 2010, this cooperative effort aims to promote the region as a unified tourism destination by combining the individual strengths of the islands to attract more visitors.

Mrs. Bernadette Willemin, Director General for Destination Marketing at Tourism Seychelles, represented Seychelles at the Assembly, where Mauritius, represented by Junior Minister for Tourism, Hon. Sydney Pierre, was reappointed as head of the organization until December 2025. Comoros...