News from the paradise islands of the Seychelles

Here are some news updates from the Seychelles’ islands and I hope you enjoy reading these updates as much as I do … of course, you may just as well have read some of the news items on my blog already a while ago but hey, never say no to news …

NEWS IN BRIEF
Seychelles Tourism Board shares vision for the Indian Market with members of the pressb6dea019-4752-4afa-b5e0-89270b9b8874.jpgThe Seychelles Tourism Board in partnership with Air Seychelles held at press conference in Mumbai, India on August 27, to talk about its vision for the India market. Seychelles is positioning itself as the new destination for Indian holiday makers and the choice honeymoon destination for newlyweds.
Seychelles takes part in the East Africa Tourism Development Forum1c9f772e-07ab-44e4-99ee-df86d531a72d.jpgThe Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange attended the East Africa Tourism Development forum hosted by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation in August.
Condor doubles non-stop capacity from Frankfurt to Seychelles1023c4fb-d3ac-4ee3-ba04-884d24dbe70e.jpgGermany’s Condor airline honours has announced its second weekly non-stop flight from Frankfurt to Seychelles thus doubling their passenger capacity to the islands.
APPRECIATING OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY
Celebrating Tourism Week in Seychelles1a166e4a-99df-41e4-8a0d-882af3412251.jpgThanks to the collective efforts and continuous flow of new marketing strategies, the number of tourists arriving in Seychelles keeps increasing.Our tourism industry has blossomed and has become the pillar of our economy.
ON THE ISLAND
Seychellois claiming back their industry57580613-6862-446b-8dbe-6afe5356937d.jpgIt is encouraging to see more Seychellois claiming back the tourism industry, responding to the call made by the government.
MISS SEYCHELLES…ANOTHER WORLD 2015
Work starts at Montagne Posée4075d3c4-3f26-49ca-9efe-04519210dda7.jpgConstruction work has started at the Montagne Posée prison to build the children’s playground, which forms part of the beauty with a purpose project of Miss Seychelles…another world 2015 Linne Freminot.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT
La Digue’s Feast of the Assumption hailed as a success47a23061-5d23-43d9-adbc-8523d224a90a.jpgThe weekend of August 14-16 was a very busy one on La Digue as people from across the country along with many tourists flocked to the island to join in the celebrations for the annual Feast of the Assumption.
UPCOMING EVENT
‘Let us unite to make the upcoming Seychelles-India Day Celebrations a success,’ says Minister St.Angec5000f8b-4163-4b8e-925a-81b700ba9a3b.jpgThe Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange has called on the Seychellois Indian community to stay united to make this year’s Seychelles-India Day Celebrations successful.