Seychelles is attending the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2013
Almasalla Travel News – The 20th Arabian Travel Market (ATM) which has opened in Dubai since the 6th May with a record number of more than 2500 exhibitors and over 20 national tourist delegations.
The Republic of the Seychelles – voted by the World Economic Forum’s
Travel & Tourism (Travel &Tourism) Competitiveness Report 2013 has ranked Seychelles number 1 in sub-Saharan Africa
and the Indian Ocean region and number 38 in the world. This report is based on assessment of 140 economies worldwide
under the theme, “Reducing Barriers to Economic Growth and Job Creation.” The assessment is based on the extent to which
these economies are putting in place the factors and policies to make it attractive to develop the travel and tourism sector.
will be at ATM again this year because these islands are today served by the Middle east Hubs as never before making them but one stop from anywhere in the world. The Seychelles delegation said as the left the islands for Dubai that they were ready to tell Dubai and the whole GCC and Middle East Countries that they have stronger tourism strategies aimed specially at expanding the Middle East and GCC receipts.
Running until the 9th of May at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) and celebrating two decades of success this year, Arabian Travel Market, has seen the Seychelles delegation serious about receiving visitors from that part of the world continue to work with the island’s Tourism Board.
This year the island’s Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, Mr Alain St.Ange will be personally heading the Seychelles Delegation at ATM. He is being accompanied by Elsia Grandcourt, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, and Jessica Giroux from moan’s Travel Johnette Labiche from Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort & Casino (, Ahmed Abdelghafar of Hilton Seychelles , Evgenia Boyankova and Denis Verkhoorubov of Coral Hotel and Savoy Hotel Group , Cindy Vidot of Air Seychelles and Eric Renard of Creole Travel Services .
Tourism to Seychelles from GCC region has been experiencing phenomenal growth. According to official statistics of the Seychelles is showing a growth of some 43% from the UAE and 33% from the other Middle east Countries when compared to the same period as last year.
This year as was the case in 2012 the Island of La Reunion will be on the Seychelles Stand at the ATM to help jointly promote the Region and the Vanilla islands concept. Mr Pascal Viroleau, the Director of the island’s Tourism (IRT) is personally present at ATM 2013.
