Welcome to Edition #23 of Saint Ange Tourism 2018, Monday 11th June 2018
The Editorial this week highlights:-
a) The First Anniversary of the Saint Ange Tourism Report.
b) Taleb Rifai on a flying visit to Seychelles.
c) Caribbean Stars “Red Rat & Pascalli” in Seychelles.
d) Air Seychelles proposes increases on its domestic rates.
e) Respect Seychellois and support Seychellois
f) Seychellois Referee Eddie Maillet part of the Football World Cup 2018.
g) Lancelot Blanchard wins Corsica Raid.
h) Nick Baldwin wins first full Ironman Philippines in historic fashion &
I) Labour Day 2018 – People at the center of Development.
First Anniversary of the Saint Ange Tourism Report
This coming week will be the first year anniversary of the launch of the weekly Saint Ange Tourism Report. It was the 18th June 2017 when I issued the launch issue, and I can safely say that we are happy with the recognition the Report has achieved in Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands, as well as on the International Stage. This would have been impossible if Tourism Ministers from the Community of Nations had not believed in their former colleague and friend. The success is also largely due to the friendly press who continue to repost the tourism Report to ensure increased coverage worldwide.
The Report has enabled us to consolidate new friendships and is developing new working partnerships with countries from far and wide, as well as hotel groups and tourism businesses.
As we start the second year of publication, we shall continue to ensure that key USPs of tourism destinations are highlighted as well as notable achievements by tourism enterprises.
Taleb Rifai On A Flying Visit To Seychelles
Dr. Taleb Rifai, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) visited Seychelles very briefly last week. The much loved and respected former Secretary-General of the UNWTO met with me personally, and together we discussed many of the achievements enjoyed by Seychelles when I was the islands’ Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, and the efforts in creating the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands, which he personally supported when he organised the UNWTO meeting in Reunion Island.
It was during a working lunch at the Eden Blue Hotel that Dr. Rifai and myself discussed future endeavors of mutual interest.
A year ago, Seychelles was fighting to take the position of Secretary-General of the UNWTO and move for a “tourism for all” as the driving principle. It is to be recalled that we were in with a winning chance to assume this prestigious post, which would have been a first for Africa, before the Seychelles Government abruptly pulled the plug on my campaign 48 hours before the elections, which were held in Madrid, Spain.
