Cairo "Almasalla Travel News"- Alain St.Ange, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board accompanied by Amia Desir-Jovanovic, the Tourism Board’s Senior Marketing Executive were at the airport on Sunday to welcome Mr Jia Yin, the Manager for China Travel Services (CTS) responsible for Outbound Tourism for Middle East & Africa Department who arrived by the Emirates afternoon service from Dubai.
Mr Jia Yin of the China Travel Services (CTS) is in Seychelles to finalize arrangements and logistics for the arrival of their first big group of 150plus Chinese Visitors due in Seychelles by Ethiopian Airlines on the 22nd January for a five day stay. Also at the airport was Doris Coopoosamy from 7 Degrees South, the local representatives for China Travel Services (CTS) who have been appointed to handle this first big group of Chinese Visitors.
Mr Jia Yin says that the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort & Casino at Beau Vallon, the Kempinski Resort at Baie Lazare and the Meridien Fisherman’s Cove Hotel at Bel Ombre are the three resorts who have been selected to provide accommodation for the first big group of 150plus.
Seychelles has been working to open up its doors to the big potential market that exists in China. President James Michel personally led different high level visits to China accompanied by Alain St.Ange, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board and other Government and Private Sector Officials.
During a meeting between Mr Jia Yin, Mr St.Ange and Mrs Desir-Jovanovic held soon after Mr Jia Yin’s arrival in Seychelles, the China Travel Services (CTS) Manager confirmed the company’s interest to continue promoting the islands in China. “This first group could have been bigger, but we were short of airline seats from China” said Mr Jia Yin as he explained to the Tourism Board Officials details of the packages being promoted by the china Travel Services (CTS) in China to generate this first group.
Discussions also touched on the need for Seychelles to explore the possibilities of developing twin center holiday options with an African Safari, a La Reunion Mountain and Volcano tour or with a Shopping Trip in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Doha.
Mr Jia Yin will personally be accompanying the first group by China Travel Services (CTS) of Chinese Holiday makers due in Seychelles on the 22nd January.
