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attractive FUNDING SCHEMES , boosts your project Tourism LODEOM (1) TAX EXEMPTION for up to 100% productive investment programs NEXA, the regional agency for development, investment and innovation, exemption from 50% operates to facilitate the realization of your projects, with particular focus • Employer’s social contributions (2) tax reduction placed on the island’s areas of excellence: • Corporate income taxes depending on the type of investment (5) • Contributions on company property • Taxes and duties in ZRUs (3) & ZFUs (4) Renewable Energies Agri-food An Environment advantageous up to 60%of aids for Regional Rate of freight between Reunion and the EU VAT Information and Communication regime GRANTS Tourism 8,5% up to of aids Technology (ICT) compared to 50% 19,6% for the development and strengthening in continental France of industrial sectors Application of uncollected recoverable VAT (6) REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT BONUS (PRE) OUR SERVICES up to €15,000 per new job created We offer tailored support for your projects: € per project specific up to 500,000 Aids TOURISM Tourism is one of the priority sectors accompanied by the Regional Accompaniment Personalized advices Council of Reunion. Through this scheme, companies in this sector can benefit from attractive measures to support investment. Shared services Sharing of experience Funding for companies in tourism € € Creation / Extensions: up to 40k/room capped at 3M and network # Classified accommodation Renovation / Hotel related projects: up to 50% ( eligible costs, capped at €1,5M € # Restaurants and leisure tourism up to 50% of eligible costs, capped at €100k Research of properties and real estates Funding for improvements of Lodging Charte Graphique Nexa and Restaurants in rural area up to 60% of eligible costs, capped at €150,000 Support for companies bearing € 60% of eligible costs, capped at 25,000€per project the ‘‘Villages créoles’’ label and up to €200,000 over 3 years Support for collective actions © photo crédits: NEXA // Shutterstock © photo crédits: and trade associations 80% of eligible costs, capped at €100,000 per project Reunion Island, your future! Public equipment and facilities for tourism 100% of eligible costs miss Coastal and harbor equipment You have a project? Contact us... 100% of eligible costs, capped at €3,5M connected to tourism 62, Boulevard du Chaudron - BP 60030 - 97491 Sainte Clotilde Cedex Tel. +262 262 20 21 21 / Fax +262 262 41 00 26 [email protected] / www.nexa.re (1) Law for economic development of the French overseas (2) 100% exemption of up to 1.6 times the SMIC (minimum wage) with gradual degressivity if less than 4.5 times the SMIC (3) Urban Renewal Zones (4) Urban Tax-Free Zones (5) 50% exemption on the amount of new productive investments / 70% for the renovation and rehabilitation of classified hotels, tourist residences and holiday villages / 60% for investment in the production of renewable energies www.investinreunion.re EDITION 2013 (6) Special system allowing businesses to recuperate the VAT on certain inputs exempted from the VAT Bonnesgood reasons raisons One of the world’s Reunion Island, an deto choosechoisir Reunionla Réunion Island unique tourist destinations island of opportunities REUNION ISLAND Key figures TOURISM 1 ‘‘THE ISLAND WITH A THOUSAND FACES… AND A THOUSAND LANDSCAPES’’ A MARKET WITH CONSTANT GROWTH 2 # An island classified as a Unesco world heritage site, for its ‘‘Peaks, Cirques and Ramparts’’ for 2011 EUROPE IN THE HEART OF THE INDIAN OCEAN # One of the world’s hotspots for biodiversity, with a national park (105,400 ha) Percentage QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURES AND EXCELLENT Average Average Proportion of Percentage of of hotels and tourist and a marine protected area (35 km²) # The only French and European region in the CONNECTIONS WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD length spending budget allocated leisure tourism residences (commercial 471,300 acoomodation) southern hemisphere (Outermost Region) # An active volcano with easy access tourists of stay per household to accomodation (number of tourists) The island has a modern and efficient infrastruc- # More than 1,000 km of clearly-indicated footpaths # An ideal position for the development ture at the European level, leading the area in € of your business towards Asia, the Middle terms of facilities: # 40 km of beaches, lagoons and coral reefs 344 M € East, Africa and Europe total spending 17 days 1,300 25% 35% 54% # A domestic market of more than 800,000 # An efficient road network: more than 1,200 km of national highways and departmental roads habitants u 1 million inhabitants forecast REUNION ISLAND for 2030 # 2 international airports providing the island with 600,000 Figures from the first half of 2012. (Sources: IRT / Insee) ‘‘A WINDOW TO THE WORLD’’ tourists / Insee : IRT Sources # The wealthiest region in the Indian constant gateways to the rest of the world (1.5 forecast for 2015 million passengers in 2012) Ocean u GDP / inhabitant: €17,700 (2010) Discovering the Vanilla Islands # An international deepwater port u 4th largest PROMISING NICHES POTENTIAL TO FULFILL (ACHIEVE) of all French ports (by volume of containers handled) The Mascarene Islands now host over 1.5 million tourists every year. With a common Its many advantages make it possible to focus on different # The development of upscale resorts # Broadband coverage across the territory: identity and complimentary tourist attractions, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar niche markets, where high quality and authenticity are key # The creation of international business centres réseau 3G + network, international connections by and Reunion are committed to working together to strengthen a promising and factors. for businessmen or scientists submarine cables varied market for tourism, based around the ‘‘Vanilla Islands’’ concept. 3 Business Tourism # The development of accommodation, leisure services, specific ecotourism circuits, well-being and cultural visits EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE Main flight connections from the Reunion / Mauritius hub With strong economic growth, a young, qualified and tech-savvy INVESTMENT CONDITIONS # Europe: France, England, Italy, Switzerland, Germany population, a university, a cutting edge school for engineering # Asia-Pacific: Thailand, New Caledonia, Australia, China, India, Malaysia, and research, innovative achievements (the Tamarin Road, the Investing in Reunion means benefitting not 4 Singapore water transfer project, high-quality broadband network...), a only from the funding schemes aimed at A STABLE, SECURE AND MODERN lush natural environment, stunning sceneries and an active Your contacts Reunion / Maurice HUB # Indian Ocean: South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, supporting economic activity in Europe BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT volcano, Reunion is a setting which will encourage the very and France, but also a range of specific Fort-Dauphin, Suarez, Mayotte, Comoros, United Arab Emirates in Reunion Island (Source : IRT-Reunion Island Tourism Board ) best performances every single day. regional measures. # Application of French and European standards at every level Up to 3 million euros THE ‘‘ViLLAGES CRÉOLES’’ LABEL ACCOMODATION ON OFFER Developing cruise tourism in investment grants! # Political and legal stability: French legal institutions Reunion Island’s capacity to host cruise passengers is The Regional Council of Reunion Island provides The ‘Villages Créoles’ network represents more than 100 service The large majority of the island’s hotels are # Modern health infrastructure with the most developing along with the growth of the market in the Indian extra support to the tourism sector: providers for accommodation, catering and leisure located on the western and southern coasts of # direct and local promotional campaigns efficient public equipment in the zone Ocean Basin. In this context, opportunities in terms of tourist activities through 16 villages. the island, respectively representing 48 % and # investment support for tourism businesses # Guarantee of monetary stability: as part of the service offerings and specific host discovery will gradually They bring their traditions and their Creole heritage to life 24 % of the number of rooms’ hotel in 2011. # regional cooperation strategy via the ‘‘Vanilla Eurozone emerging. In 2008, 24 cruise ships stopped at Reunion Island, and preserve their culture. Through their 15 complementary # 54 classified hotels respecting French norms, Islands’’ concept and there were 124 inter-island shuttles, mainly from Mauritius themes, they offer an original opportunity for exploration whose 2 establishments have 5 stars and 10 www.regionreunion.com 5 Island. A REGION OF EXCELLENCE IN TERMS OF TRAINING... and discovery. The Regional Council of Reunion Island also others with 4 stars supports projects developed under of certifications such as ‘‘Gîtes # 199 furnished tourism apartments The IRT (Reunion Island Tourism Board) is acti- .... AND RESEARCH vely involved in promoting the island locally, # A European university de France’’ or ‘‘Welcome to the Farm’’. # 84 rural lodges, 218 guest house rooms www.villagescreoles.re nationally and internationally, in showcasing 12,000 students every year, and 140 different An exceptional capacity for research and # 2,359 beds except hotels all the tourism professionals, and in helping qualifications innovation specific to a tropical island envi- (Sources : IRT / Insee*) *French national Institute for statistics and economic studies to increase the number of tourists coming ronment : renewable energies,