Seychelles Tourism News
Seychelles Minister calls on hotel owners to invest in their properties
The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange, has said “there is a need to continue to work with hotel owners to encourage them to invest and to upgrade their properties in a bid to for them to be at the level of expectations of our discerning holiday makers, and also to create a conducive working environment for their employees.”
Seychelles rallies to protect its tourism safety label
The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange, has announced that Seychelles will continue to guarantee and to ensure that Seychelles remains the safe destination it is.
Top delegates line up for Routes Africa
Linhas Aereas de Mozambique has become the 25th carrier to register for the annual Routes Africa event, with chief executive Marlene Mendes Manave confirming her attendance in the Seychelles next month. Other high level airline delegates in attendance this year will include Gebremaraim Tewolde, chief executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Cramer Ball, chief executive of Air Seychelles, both of whom registered earlier this year to take part in the Routes Africa Strategy Forum.
Seychelles-Mauritius working as one for the region
The Prime Minister of Mauritius, His Excellency Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, has concluded his State Visit to Seychelles following a departure ceremony, led by Seychelles President James Michel, held at the Seychelles International Airport.
Green innovation in tourism can trigger major benefits
The Rio+20 event `Green Innovation in Tourism´, co-hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with the support of the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism and the UNWTO Affiliate Member CNC-SESC-SENAC gathered 300 international tourism experts.
Seychelles to build existing relationship between Seychelles and South Africa
The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange, has met with the South African High Commissioner to Seychelles, Dr. Nomvuyo N. Nokwe at his Ministry’s Bel Ombre Offices.
Mauritius and Seychelles discussed tourism and cooperation
Prime Minister of Mauritius, HE Mr. Navin Ramgoolam, met informally with Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, as he was in Seychelles as the Guest of Honor for the island’s National Day Celebrations.
Mind Body Spirit festival set to become annual event in Seychelles
The Mind Body Spirit festival has been officially launched in Seychelles. Through word of mouth and high publicity, hikers gathered at Seychelles’ rejuvenating spa center “the station” for a healthy hike before converging to the station for the official opening of the Mind Body Spirit festival.
Chinese newlyweds play part in a greener Seychelles campaign
The19 newly weds from China, who are now enjoying their honeymoon in Seychelles, gathered at the coastline of the Anse Royale beach park on Sunday, June 17, two days after tying the knot in a mass wedding ceremony at Le Meridien Barbarons Hotel, to contribute towards the national tree-planting campaign for a greener Seychelles.
Seychelles Vice President Faure to attend Rio+20
Vice President Danny Faure leaves Seychelles today at the head of the Seychelles delegation to the Rio+20 Summit.
Seychelles keeps visibility going in China with back-to-back tourism activities
With Seychelles earnestly going after its share of the Chinese market, the Seychelles Tourism Board and its partners are participating in two tourism activities – the International Travel Expo (ITE) and a tourism workshop, so as to maintain and boost the islands visibility in China.
Seychelles presents piracy experience to House of Lords
The Seychelles Foreign Minister has called on European partners to “look at the oceans as a development space that should be treated with the same seriousness as land-based development” in a special piracy presentation he made to the EU Sub-committee on External Affairs of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom.