Seychelles Tourism Board s marketing executives on sales call on Reunion Island
Almasalla Travel News – Ashraf Elgedawy- The Seychelles Tourism Board s marketing executives responsible for the Indian Ocean markets have successfully attained their objectives in convincing travel operators that Seychelles remains a true partner of the Reunion Island travel trade. Reunion Island trade partners and their Seychellois counterparts from the Seychelles Tourism Board’s Marketing section attended a workshop between June 3-6 at Hotel Le Recif on Reunion Island to share their success stories and to discuss the pull-out of Air Austral on the Seychelles route.
Christina Cecile and Valerie Payet, Seychelles Tourism Board marketing executives responsible for the Indian Ocean markets, said their presence on Reunion Island “was a prime opportunity to get acquainted with their La Reunion partners” and work together to create a positive market sentiment following the pull-out of direct flights to Seychelles.
The two marketing executives said that on the first day of their working visit they were warmly welcomed by Reunion Island tour operators. Adding that despite being sceptical about the potential of the Seychelles-Reunion market to record positive growth, the tour operators are supportive of the Seychelles’ call to maintain visitor flow between the two islands.
The tour operators have given a thumps up to the initiatives of the Seychelles Tourism Board for the ground-breaking exercise and the one-to-one contact with their Reunion Island counterparts on all corners of the island, stressing that “it is of prime importance for the Seychelles Tourism Board to forge a good working relationship with its La Reunion counterparts to sustain the positive performance of the La Reunion market for Seychelles.”
The two Seychelles Tourism Board’s marketing executives concluded their working visit with a presentation on “Carnaval International de Victoria.” The presentation was organized by L’ile de la La Reunion du Tourisme – IRT. Prior to their official mission on Reunion Island, the two marketing executives were in Madagascar to showcase Seychelles at the International Tourism Fair in Tana, Madagascar
