ISPC Seychelles yesterday handed over a cheque for R132,000 to the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA). This is money raised during the 2015 Seychelles National Culinary Contest and the subsequent annual gala dinner. ISPC was the main sponsor of the event. It was the principal of the academy Flavien Joubert who accepted the cheque from the company’s chief executive Alfred Fourcroy ...

Formation de coordonnateurs  Afin de promouvoir le patrimoine culturel auprès des jeunes, Seychelles Heritage Foundation (SHF) a organisé une session le 24 juin 2016, au centre culturel national de Victoria, afin de former des coordonateurs de clubs du patrimoine. Ils sont dans les écoles primaires et secondaires d’Anse Boileau, de Bel Eau, de Grand Anse Praslin, de la Retraite, de ...

Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture was on Praslin Island last week calling on hotels, large and small, unannounced. The Minister who promotes the concept of ‘staying connected’ with the trade said after this Praslin visit that it was also important to see tourism establishments during their day-to-day operation mode. “This is what our visitors see and this is what ...

Mr Yo-han Park, the Managing Vice President of Korean Air this afternoon received Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture at the Korean Air Headquarters at Seosomun-ro in Jung-gu Seoul for tourism discussions. This meeting follows a series of press meetings held by Minister St.Ange in Seoul and a press conference referred to as a ‘full house’ yesterday ...

Betty Underwood of Creole Travel Services who was in Seoul this week for the dedicated Seychelles workshop captured the South Korean Travel Trade as she presented the island’s DMC and the services it offers. In the presence of a bank of travel press Betty Underwood sold the Seychelles and the existing connectivity provided by the Cat Cocos as well as the DMC’s ...

Seychelles Tourism Board hosted its first Seychelles Workshop in Seoul, South Korea yesterday, the 5th July as a commitment of the Seychelles to work closer with their partners in the South Korean tourism trade. This workshop in Seoul has been designed to provide a platform for the travel agents and press to meet with the trade partners from the Seychelles ...

An exhibition showcasing 45 years of development, evolution and achievements of Seychelles in civil aviation since the first British Overseas Airways Corporation jet (BOAC) landed here on July 4, 1971, is on at the National Arts Gallery in Victoria. It was opened yesterday by the chief executive of the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) Gilbert Faure in the presence of ...

Over 200 staff who work for Skychef Servair had great cause for celebrations yesterday as the service catering business clocked 45 years of culinary excellence. In a short ceremony held on its premises at Pointe Larue, the founder of Skychef, the late Panos Papakokkinos was recognised by his daughter Georgia Van Heyste and Skychef chief executive Neville Morel. Mrs Van ...

 A group of contractors from the island’s private sector along with representatives from key governmental departments met the newly crowned Miss Seychelles…another world 2016 Christine Barbier last week to learn more on her beauty with a purpose project. Miss Barbier presented her project to those who attended the meeting which was held at the Seychelles Tourism Board’s (STB) headquarters, Espace ...

A special cocktail reception was hosted at the Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa recently to thank and bid farewell the former cluster manager of Hilton Seychelles Hotels Claus Steiner and to welcome two new general managers. Attending the event were the Designated Minister Vincent Meriton, the Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange, PS for Tourism Anne Lafortune, other ...