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Patsy Moustache, Acting Charge de Affairs, the Seychelles high Commission began the evening by congratulating the tourism board team and the travel trade partners for their support, which was followed by a destination update presentation by Aswini Krishna, Marketing Manager, Seychelles Tourist Office. This was followed by an entertaining and interactive time that included the awards ceremony, with TV and radio host Siddharth Kannan.
Seychelles Tourism Board, CEO, Sherin Francis, who could not be present for the events, sent the following message to the partners,
”When we opened office in 2013,the biggest challenges we faced were that Seychelles was perceived as A) just another beach destination b) a destination meant for the richest c) and only for honeymooners
Last three years, our efforts have been solely focused on breaking these myths and introducing the diversity and the divine beauty of the islands. The task on our hand was to showcase that Seychelles has something for everyone. We are glad that our efforts bore results. The presence of each one of you is a testimony of that. Your efforts have resulted into phenomenal increase in tourist arrivals from India. Though Seychelles remains the ultimate romantic destination, we have seen several families, small MICE groups and adventure sports enthusiasts choosing the islands for their holiday.
When we started the office in 2013 there were just around 2000 Indians visiting Seychelles. And last year we touched 8000. This number may seem small in comparison to the several thousands of tourists visiting other destination. But keeping in mind the exclusivity of the destination, our limited marketing budgets and most importantly the short period of time, we are proud of this achievement. The numbers this year so far show similar trends as last year and we are positive that we will cross our target of 2016.”
Source: travelnewsdigest.in