SEYCHELLES TOURISM PROMOTES ISLAND HOLIDAYS AS PRESIDENT MICHEL VISITS INDIA
(Posted 28th August 2015)
President James Alix Michel’s State Visit to India provided the ideal springboard for Seychelles Tourism and private sector stakeholders to also head to the subcontinent to promote honeymoons and regular island holidays. Air Seychelles, now flying four times a week from Mahe to Mumbai, from where it reaches multiple other cities through a code share agreement with another Etihad partner, Jet Airways, formed a major part of the delegation, aiming to promote the airline’s nonstop services as opposed to flying via some of the Gulf gateways which added to the journey time. The national airline launched new fares and packages tailored for the Indian market and a press conference held by STB and attended by the Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St. Ange concluded the sales blitz in Mumbai yesterday.
Relations between India and the Seychelles’ have been warm and cordial and India has through bilateral cooperation in recent years donated surveillance aircraft and naval assets to help the archipelago’s government safeguard the sea lanes.
