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Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - August 14, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Tourism must be taken seriously. Praslin and La Digue Islands will see new challenges soon if landing fee proposals become a reality. So many islanders will feel the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - July 15, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The well known and popular Patrick Victor has been proposed as Ambassador at Large for Seychelles. Though the confirmation of the appointment has been rejected by the National…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - June 18, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The Seychelles overseas Tour Operator partners are talking more openly at applicable rates today and do not shy away from reminding everyone that at WTM in London over a year…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - June 12, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Last week's editorial on opening opportunities for Islander Seychellois by ensuring they get access to financing or commercial loans brought the largest number of feedback ever…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - May 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) - A lot of talk about tourism everywhere. The discussions must always be concentrating at trying to consolidate the industry for all those who invested in the industry or who…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - May 8, 2019 (travelindex.com) - A recent the quote from President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa during the closing ceremony for the Durban Indaba last week marked many in the tourism industry when he said:-…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - April 29, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The launch of the "One Seychelles" Political Party was held on Friday the 26th April and Alain St.Ange, the island's former Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - April 24, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Tourism in Seychelles is currently being discussed throughout the islands of Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. Expectations have grown as more and more Seychellois have invested…

Seville (Spain) - April 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The world of tourism has just witnessed the 2019 WTTC Summit (World Travel & Tourism Council), the largest gathering of the tourism industry's private sector trade in the presence of…

Seville (Spain) - April 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) - During the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Seville (Spain) meeting between Tourism Minister Najib Balala of Kenya and Alain St.Ange, the former Tourism, Civil Aviation,…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - April 2, 2019 (travelindex.com) - This issue of our Weekly Tourism Report is being issued as I leave Seychelles for Seville in Spain to participate in this year's WTTC Summit where US former President Barack…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - March 12, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The world of tourism are all back in their respective countries after a week long program at the ITB Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin aimed at positioning their country as the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - March 6, 2019 (travelindex.com) - This week the world of tourism will be travelling to Berlin in Germany for the ITB Tourism Trade Fair. This is one of the biggest tourism trade fairs in the world and countries…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - February 26, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The news that Air Mauritius is facing losses was followed by a number of tourism trade messages between Mauritians and Seychellois and many were calling for more…

Mamoudzou (Mayotte) - February 20, 2019 (travelindex.com) - In the presence of the French Ambassador in Seychelles, H.E. Lionel Majesté-Larrouy, Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles tourism icon was introduced to H.E. Ibrahim Ramadani Soibahadine.…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - February 18, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Last week, Seychelles once again, assumed the Presidency of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands. The significance of this position is often taken for granted. It is not only…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - February 15, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Last weekend's Vanilla Islands Ministerial Meeting saw Faouzia Vitry, the Vice President of the Regional Council of Reunion Island remind the opening ceremony of the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - February 12, 2019 (travelindex.com) - This week, we'll see the ceremonial handing over ceremony of the Vanilla Islands Flag to Seychelles, as it takes over the Presidency of the Vanilla Islands once again.…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - February 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Welcome to Edition 4 of our Volume 3 series. Today, as we start with the announcement that the French President will be visiting the Vanilla Islands of Reunion and Mayotte…

Mahe, Victoria (Seychelles) - January 28, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Congratulations to a dear friend, Joël Randriamandranto, who has been appointed as the Minister responsible for Transport, Tourism & Meteorological Services. Joel is…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - January 21, 2019 (travelindex.com) - We have spoken about the need for Seychelles to save its safety and security label and the Kenyan tragedy but days ago should be a reminder that we need to remain on the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - January 7, 2019 (travelindex.com) - Welcome to the first edition of our Volume 3 series. This year is not set to be an easy one for Seychelles as hinted or otherwise echoed by the President of the Republic at…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - December 31, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The last day of 2018 has arrived and tomorrow is the New Year. Firstly Happy New Year to all family members, to my friends and acquaintances and to all who have supported…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - December 24, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Welcome to Edition 51 of the Saint Ange Tourism Report. Tomorrow is Christmas and I wish to take this opportunity to wish all my family, friends and collaborators in the…

Kampala (Uganda) - December 7, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Seychelles former Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Alain St. Ange, was invited to deliver the keynote address at yesterday"s Uganda Civil Aviation Authority’s…

Mahe, Victoria (Seychelles) - December 3, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Seychelles makes the Official list of lowest security risk countries falling 9th in the World. The safest countries are listed in that order: Luxembourg, Switzerland,…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - November 20, 2018 (travelindex.com) - People in the tourism and travel are conscious that it is in public / private sector partnership that success will be guaranteed. This is also by working together in the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - October 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Sunday the 28th October saw the World of Creoles celebrate their International Creole Day. From the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands, to the Caribbean and even to New Orleans in…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - October 23, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Didier Robert, the Regional President of Reunion Island has arrived in Seychelles for the coming Festival Kreol of the islands. President Didier Robert is in Seychelles with…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - October 15, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Last week, we touched on the need to ensure that Seychelles keeps its economy well oiled. This question brought in many reactions, and everyone agrees that Seychelles needs…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - October 1, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Seychelles will see its 2019 Budget presented to the National Assembly for discussions, debates and for approval. The island's Council of Ministers are probably already…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - September 21, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has this year said that World Tourism Day places focus on Innovation & Digital Transformation. They said that…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - September 5, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Discussing the challenges and successes of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands was reason enough for two meetings between two founding Presidents of the Vanilla Islands.…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - August 27, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Seychelles was this last week recognised as sitting firmly amongst the 30 Most Magical Islands on the Planet. Congratulations to Eric Boulanger, the General Manager of the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - August 21, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Operating Cost continues to hit Seychelles and its tourism industry. Last week the Government announced new increases for electricity, water and sewage on the public at large…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - August 14, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Hoteliers and Tourism Industry Leaders are never able to get away from their job and to be themselves without feeling the pressure of their staff, guests or the just the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - August 7, 2018 (travelindex.com) - An important week and one that marks the arrival of the month of August telling us clearly the final months of 2018 are upon us. We were thrilled this week to see the African…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - July 30, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Tourism is, and tourism will remain the people's industry, it is and has always been. But the yield a destination derives from its tourism industry is often dependent on the…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - July 24, 2018 (travelindex.com) - I was last week honoured to have been chosen to be a panellist for the Routes Africa 2018. It was a great event and a golden opportunity to renew contacts and make new friends.…

Kampala (Uganda) - July 19, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Dr Wasswa Tom Davis, a Board Member of the Uganda Tourism Board and Manager for Marketing & Commercial Services at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority and Alain St.Ange, Head of the…

Accra (Ghana) July 19, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Routes Africa 2018 taking place in Accra Ghana saw the Seychelles former Minister St.Ange on stage to discuss aviation and tourism alongside representatives from China, Tenerife and Ghana.…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - July 16, 2018 (travelindex.com) - I am this week issuing this edition of the Saint Ange Tourism Report from Accra in Ghana where I am a panellist at Routes Africa 2018. Supporting such tourism and aviation…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - July 6, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Alain St.Ange of has embarked on a working mission that will take him in June and July to four mainland African Countries working alongside Tourism Ministries and their Promotional…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - July 2, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The months of June and July are being marked with a number of invitations for Saint Ange Tourism Consultancy to travel on a number of working missions, that will take me to five…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - June 26, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Seychelles became an independent republic within the Commonwealth on June 29, 1976. The newly knighted Sir James Mancham became the country's first President, with Albert René…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - June 20, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Today is the 18th of June and the celebrations of our Constitution Day. It is a day that each and every Seychellois should use for reflecting on where we have come from to…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - June 4, 2018 (travelindex.com) - We are already in the 6th month of 2018 and this mid-year mark is a great time to reflect. The Seychelles Tourism Board will be looking at their strategy to keep Seychelles…

Port Louis (Mauritius) - May 28, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Mauritius Prime Minister Hon Pravind Jugnauth yesterday the 24th of May welcomed Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles former Minister responsible for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and…

Port Louis (Mauritius) - May 25, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Tourism Ministers and dignitaries from right around the world joined some 400 Mauritius Tourism professionals at a conference that touches at the core of tourism today and tomorrow.…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) - May 21, 2018 (travelindex.com) - This coming week, Mauritius is hosting the "International Conference on Digitalisation and Sustainable Tourism", which will be held on the 23rd & 24th May at Hilton…