Seychelles Tourism News Page 28
Seychelles Tourism meets member of Legislative Assembly of Macau
Alain St.Ange, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, met with Mr. Chan Meng Kam, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administration Region of the People’s Republic of China, when he was on a working visit to Hong Kong and Macau last week.
China confirms participation in 2012 Seychelles Carnival
A Chinese delegation of 27 people in total are set to arrive in Seychelles this week to participate in the annual Carnaval International de Victoria in the Seychelles. It has now been confirmed that 14 of them will depart from Beijing on February 27, 2012, and 13 will depart from Beijing on March 2, 2012.
German press land in Seychelles in time for Carnival in Seychelles
A group of ten members of the German press landed in Seychelles on Monday just ahead of the official launch of the island’s 2012 Carnaval International de Victoria. The group of German press is in the Seychelles as part of the support for the carnival in Seychelles by DERTOUR, the big German tour operator.
Seychelles tourism moves on China with new vigor
The mid-ocean tropical islands of the Seychelles has moved with new vigor its drive to attract tourists from China. Until late last year, it was mainland China that had been the focus of their approach, but now it was Hong Kong and Macau that saw Seychelles move in with more determination.
Madagascar confirms its participation in Carnival in Seychelles
The Madagascar Tourism promotional organization has confirmed that they will be participating at the 2102 Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival that takes place annually in the Seychelles. Madagascar, along with Seychelles, La Reunion, Mauritius, Mayotte, and Comoros are part of that India Ocean Vanilla Islands promotional concept aimed at placing the Indian Ocean Islands as a tourism region in its own right.
Seychelles President Michel attends audience with HM Queen Elizabeth II
President James Michel of the Seychelles has attended an audience with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, during his Guest of Government visit to the United Kingdom.
Seychelles tourism trade delegation charms Hong Kong and Macau tour operators
A number of private sector tourism trade representatives from Seychelles in Hong Kong for a promotional workshop have left happy, with reports hitting the Hong Kong media, saying that they had charmed the local tour operators.
Seychelles delegation in Hong Kong sees twelve tour operators sign an MOU
An impressive group of private sector tourism professionals, along with the island’s Ambassador for China and their Tourism Board, are in Hong Kong for a workshop and meetings with Hong Kong and Macau tour operators.
Michael Quinn and the Bourbon Kings to attend Seychelles Carnival
The organizers of the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles have confirmed that Michael Quinn & the Bourbon Kings, known country western artists from the USA, will be in Seychelles for the carnival.
Seychelles Investment Business Authority supports Carnival
Barely three days after the Seychelles Tourism Board received a carnival sponsorship donation of fifty thousand rupees from the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority, it was the Seychelles International Business Authority that has now come forward with a valuable contribution of twenty thousand rupees towards the financing of the 2012 edition of the “Carnaval International de Victoria.”
Seychellois working hard with island’s authorities to claim back tourism industry
Tourism as an industry is continuously battling to see local populations involve themselves for the long-term consolidation of that volatile industry.
Seychelles Ambassador in China keeps the islands covered in the press
The Seychelles Ambassador in China, Mr. Philippe Le Gall, has taken up the call for Seychelles tourism to make the islands more visible in China as the Tourism Board increases its presence in that key potential market.