Air Seychelles and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) geared toward increasing Seychelles’ visibility all over the world by leveraging the airline’s expanding international network and growing collection of airline partners.
The agreement was signed by Cramer Ball, Air Seychelles’ Chief Executive Officer, and Mrs. Elsia Grandcourt, STB’s Chief Executive Officer, at a ceremony held on the Ministry of Tourism and Culture on the National Library building, within the presence of Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St. Ange; Minister for Home Affairs and Transport, Joel Morgan; and Principal Secretary for Tourism, Sherin Naiken.
Under the recent agreement, both parties will jointly explore how you can interact to advertise Seychelles around the globe, providing more opportunities for visiting journalists, travel agents, and tour operators.
Mrs. Grandcourt said: “I am grateful we’ve been ready to sign this MOU today which reaffirms our engagement with the national carrier in promoting the Seychelles destination. We’ve already been working very closely together, and that i believe with this signing today, we will only take a look at more positive things one day.”
Cramer Ball said the airline’s expanding international schedule and partnership strategy could be a key enabler of boosting tourism and contributing to the growing diversification of tourists arriving to Seychelles.
“This is a thrilling time for Air Seychelles. We’ve had an immense year. We took delivery of our first Airbus A330-200 last year, and next week we’re going to welcome our second. We’re trying to expand our network to over 750 destinations weekly to and from Seychelles. We see great opportunities in markets like Hong Kong, Greater China, Europe, South East Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. All year long we can be expanding our airline partnerships and expanding our links to those destinations.”
“The signing of this MOU, our partnership with STB, is key to the way forward for how we recommend Seychelles around the globe. This new bond is a huge section of the way forward for Air Seychelles, and we’re delighted.”
Minister St. Ange added: “The Ministry of Tourism and STB have always been committed to the national airline, and formalizing this agreement today ties our two organizations together and provides us an exceptional way forward to interact. We’re enthusiastic of the support being offered by the Air Seychelles within the marketing of the destination, which remains the core role of the STB. We shall work hand in hand with the hot Air Seychelles and its partners, similar to airberlin, and people to come back, who’re opening up new avenues and opportunities for Seychelles, because the world continues to diversify.”
Minister Morgan said: “Today marks a vital moment for Seychelles. This agreement not just reflects the goodwill and motivation of the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Tourism and STB to interact however it presents the chance for a brand new synergy in going forward in relation to our planning between tourism and transport sectors for the continuing development of Seychelles as a tourism destination. i need to claim thanks to everyone at who worked so hard to make this event happened today. Air Seychelles today has taken on a completely new dimension. We’ve access to an enormous variety of destinations through our partnership with Etihad Airways, but additionally in our own right as an airline, and we are going to seek more partnerships in Africa, South East Asia, Europe, and Eastern Europe.”
Minister Morgan added that this new agreement will guarantee the ongoing development of this industry that’s so vital for the economy of Seychelles and its people.
“The relationship that exists between Air Seychelles, STB, and the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Ministry of Home Affairs and Transport has now attained a brand new and better level of collaboration, and henceforth we are going to see an enhanced product for the selling of Seychelles,” Minister Morgan said.