The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, hosted the third multi-sectoral meeting for the year. The meeting held at National House, saw the participation of government officials, and representatives from the private sector. The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley, chaired for the first time since assuming his new portfolio in April this year. ...

The Tourism Department has awarded the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL) to another two hotel establishments. Representatives of Avani Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa and The H Resort Vallon Beach, received their SSTL certificates from the hands of the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley. This was during a short ceremony held at the ministry’s headquarters, ...

The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley, visited 8 hotels on Praslin. This was his first hotel visit on the island since he took over the tourism portfolio in April. Minister Dogley was accompanied by the Principal Secretary for Tourism, Anne Lafortune. The delegation visited a variety of hotel establishments from those having as little as ...

The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley, visited 8 hotels on Praslin. This was his first hotel visit on the island since he took over the tourism portfolio in April. Minister Dogley was accompanied by the Principal Secretary for Tourism, Anne Lafortune. The delegation visited a variety of hotel establishments from those having as little as ...

The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) hosted its 2018 mid-year marketing meeting on Monday June 25, at the Eden Bleu Hotel. The meeting brought together the local tourism trade partners and STB’s overseas representatives and local staff. The STB Chief Executive, Sherin Francis, provided an update of the tourism industry’s performance for the first half of 2018, including the trend in ...

A group of 35 individuals from Mahe, Praslin and La Digue, venturing into the tour guiding business, have completed a three-day basic tour guiding course. They received their certificates from the hands of the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine, Didier Dogley, in a ceremony held on Friday June 22, 2018. The training provided to prospective tour guides ...

The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier Dogley, led the Seychelles delegation to the 61st UNWTO Regional Commission meeting for Africa and ‘Tourism Statistics: A Catalyst For Development’ Seminar. This was held in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 4 to 6, 2018. Minister Dogley was accompanied by the Tourism Department’s Principal Secretary, Anne Lafortune, the Director for Policy, ...

Alexander Jovanovic emerged as the winner of this year’s Facebook Photography competition organised by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB). His photo obtained the most likes in the final voting. The photo captioned ‘A spicy slow cooked kari koko zourit [octopus curry cooked with coconut milk] bursting with flavour as it is spilling out of the nautilus shell, perched on black ...

For two weeks, eye-catching images of the Seychelles Islands kept turning heads at two prime and busy railway stations in central London. The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) was running a promotional drive at the Euston Station and King’s Cross railway station. The campaign, which ran until Sunday June 3, allowed both tube and rail passengers to dream of a tropical ...

The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) partnered with the Travstarz Global Group, to conduct a three-city roadshow in the Indian cities of Ludhiana, Indore and Baroda. STB was represented by Aswini Krishna and Shakambri Soni from its representation office in India, while Travstarz was represented by Hema Manghnani, Ramanpreet Singh and Vani Singh. The well-attended roadshow stimulated much interest and enthusiasm ...