Background
Layla has been part of the dnata family for more than 15 years. After studying tourism as part of her degree, she worked as a senior luxury travel specialist at Travel 2 before becoming a Pure Luxury travel ambassador in 2020. Layla’s passion is for luxury travel and she enjoys bringing elevated touches to every booking. Her favourite destinations include the Seychelles and the Maldives, which she has visited seven times and never tires of returning to.
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The Pure Luxury travel ambassador reveals the Indian Ocean destinations selling well this year and those offering scope for growth. Erica Rich reports
How has the Indian Ocean performed in 2025 and what are your expectations for the region going into 2026? Throughout 2025, momentum for this ever-popular destination
has continued to increase, and we are in double- digit growth for the region. Looking ahead to 2026, we are already seeing a healthy increase in sales from those booking their future holidays – and we don’t imagine this slowing down any time soon.
Q. How do sales to the region this year stack up compared with previous years? In 2025, room nights to the Indian Ocean are up 15% year on year, with sales up more than 20% versus 2024.
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