Taste what the 'Vanilla Islands' have to offer

From July 5, 2011, Air Mauritius will launch direct flights from Shanghai to Mauritius. The flights are via Kuala Lumpur and will offer connections to Reunion, Antananarivo and South Africa.

Six island destinations - including the Seychelles, La Reunion, Mauritius and Madagascar - will create a new vacation experience that has been termed the "Vanilla Islands".

The tourism ministries of the four islands have developed the Vanilla Islands concept, for those who wish to island hop in the Indian Ocean.