The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 18 of 2018

11th of May 2017 was the UNWTO Elections for the position of Secretary General

I was the former Seychelles Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine. I resigned from this ministerial position in December 2016 to run for the position of Secretary General of the UNWTO but my candidacy was abruptly pulled out of the race by the Seychelles Government only two days before the elections following certain demands made by the African Union. The letter issued by the African Union threatened serious economic sanctions on the islands if they did not revoke their candidacy for the prestigious role of Secretary General, effectively undermining the sovereignty of Seychelles.

Vice President Vincent Meriton of Seychelles called me, while I was already in Madrid for the UNWTO elections with my friends and family, to inform me unceremoniously that Seychelles had bowed to the demands of the African Union.

Africa cannot progress with such a dictatorial attitude, and the World Institutions cannot condone such draconian actions. I was humiliated at the peak of my tourism career and left Madrid empty-handed to return to Seychelles on 14th May with my loved ones.
It is now the first anniversary of this sad affair when the Seychelles Government carelessly dropped a Seychellois to throw their support behind the candidate endorsed by the now deposed, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.

Stand alone articles in this issue cover:

1. Denis Private Island turns back the clock with Creole nights of centuries past.

2. Salwa Razzouk is Resort Manager at Raffles Seychelles.

3. Alain St.Ange meets Prefet and President of La Reunion.

4. Air France’s new sister airline ‘Joon’ has made its inaugural flight to Seychelles.

5. Turkish Airline to launch Comoros via Seychelles from Istanbul from 18 June.

(First reported on ATCNews.org https://atcnews.org/2018/02/07/mauritius-next-for-kenyaairways-as-turkishairlines-eyes-moroni/)

6. Seychelles Airline working on final plans.

7. General Manager for AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort and Spa made the difference.

8. Volcano at Reunion providing a spectacle for all to see.

9. First look at new Channel 4 comedy High and Dry (Filmed in Seychelles).
10. Art in Seychelles, a new book about the arts in Seychelles.

11. Former Brazil & Real Madrid forward Baptista arrives in Zimbabwe.
12. International Newswires continue to republish our Report.