ITB Tourism Trade Fair 2014 in Berlin – Seychelles Minister for Tourism & Culture leading important delegation made up primarily from the island s private sector
Almasalla Arab Travel Portal News – The global tourism industry is preparing to gather in Berlin for another ITB Tourism Trade Fair. ITB remains one of the largest Tourism Trade Fair and hospitality and tourism operators from the world wanting their fair share of the German Tourism Market and to grow their tourism business gather for this annual event. Hotel chain CEOs, hotel owners, investors and more tourism and government officials than ever before will this year meet at ITB in Berlin countries will meet to network to debate, explore investment opportunities, and plan the direction of the tourism industry.
Germany is today rated amongst the most important tourism source market for the mid-ocean paradise islands of the Seychelles. The growth in visitor arrival numbers in 2013 from Germany has reached double digit figures, and it is therefore not surprising to see Minister Alain St.Ange, the islands Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture to be personally leading the Seychelles delegation to ITB 2014 in Berlin. Minister St.Ange will be accompanied by Sherin Naiken, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, Bernadette Willemin, the Paris based Director for Europe for the Seychelles Tourism Board, Edith Hunzinger the Frankfurt based Manager of the island’s Tourism Board fro Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Rose Marie Hoareau, the Tourism Board’s Director of Marketing, Vahid Jacob who has the responsibility for Web Site and all Social Media for the Seychelles Tourism Board and Christina Cecile from the Board’s Marketing Department.
The tourism private sector trade who will be on the Seychelles Stand at the ITB 2014 in Berlin and who are working with the Tourism Board of the islands to consolidate the German market for the Seychelles are Jean-Marc Michel & Yves-Cem Noack of Kempinski Seychelles ([email protected]), Foram Varsani of Cerf Island Resort Seychelles ([email protected]), Charmaine Goddard of Cousine Island ([email protected]), Alan Mason & Elza Frichot of Mason’s Travel DMC ([email protected]), Norbert Couvreur of Beachcomber Sainte Anne Resort ([email protected]), Priscilla Cattaree, Ahmed Abdelghafar & Claus Steiner of Hilton Seychelles ([email protected]), Amanda Lang of Desroches Island ([email protected]), Ash Behari of Coco de Mer & Black Parrot of Praslin ([email protected]), Carlo Perolari & Petra Becker of New Emerald Cove of Praslin ([email protected]), Roberto Viviani 0f North Island Seychelles ([email protected]), Christophe G. Ganster of Raffles Praslin ([email protected]), Samuel Gacos of Banyan Tree Seychelles Limited ([email protected]), Johnny Kusnadi & Peter Schmeier of Castello Beach Hotel of Praslin ([email protected]), Gulab Rai & Wendy Tan of Berjaya Resorts Seychelles ([email protected]), Danie Davids & Daphnee Hoareau of Maia Luxury Resort & Spa ([email protected]), Eric Renard & Blaisila Hoffman of Creole Travel Services DMC ([email protected]), Freddy Karkaria of Select-Seychelles DMC ([email protected]), Daniella Payet of Seychelles Connect ([email protected]), Denis Verkhoruboy & Stefan Mengert of Coral Strand Hotel ([email protected]), Anna Butler-Payette of 7 South DMC ([email protected]), Cindy Vidot & Cramer Ball of Air Seychelles ([email protected]) and Lucie Barone of VPM Yacht Charters ([email protected] ).
