Seychelles to Take Over Berlin in a Tropical Storm as Strong Tourism Delegation Hits ITB in March
Destination
Seychelles will have a strong presence in the German capital, Berlin, as a 42
strong member delegation gets ready to attend the 53rd edition of
Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB) travel trade show, which will take
place from March 6, 2019 to March 10, 2019.
Staged
annually in Berlin, the ITB is the one of the world’s leading travel show and
is a-must attend business-to-business event; providing a diverse range of
destinations and industry sectors to Germany and international travel professionals.
The show provides a unique opportunity for the
entire global travel trade to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business.
Destination
Seychelles be featured alongside over
180 countries and some 10,000 companies and organisations, all fitted in 26
halls in the biggest marketplace of the international travel industry.
The
exotic and breath-taking paradise of Seychelles will have its own destination
stand covering a space of 180sqm from which the delegation will be actively
selling the charms of the destination during the four days of the fair.
The
Seychelles delegation will be headed by the Minister of Tourism, Civil
Aviation, Ports & Marine, Mr. Didier Dogley, who will be accompanied by the
Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) Chief Executive, Mrs. Sherin Francis, and will
comprise of representatives from hotels, airlines and DMCs in Seychelles.
The
marketing wing of the Seychelles destination will be further represented by the
presence at the Seychelles Stand of the Regional STB Director for Europe, Mrs. Bernadette
Willemin, and the Director for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Ms. Edith
Hunzinger. Marketing Executive, Ms. Winnie Elisa and Senior E-Marketing
Executive Randy Rosalie from headquarters will assist them all well equipped to
sell the destination as one everyone deserves to tick off their personal bucket
list.
In
anticipation of Seychelles’ presence once again in Berlin STB Chief Executive
Mrs. Sherin Francis mentioned the importance of the destination’s attendance
adding on to the visibility of the destination.
“Seychelles
presence in ITB is irrefutably some valuable exposure for the destination. Our
selling tactic by attending major trade fairs as a tourism board is to make our
destination as tangible as possible.
We are look
forward to marketing Seychelles means selling the destination ‘sea-sun-sand’
alongside our other features like our creole culture and hospitality. Our
presence in major trade fairs adds on to the value of the experience and our
partners”, said Mrs. Francis.
Thousands
of senior travel industry professionals, Government Ministers, and
international press visit ITB each year in March to network negotiate and
discover latest trends and industry opinions.
Representatives
of hotels include Mr. Fabrice Collot and Ms. Patricia de Mayer from Banyan Tree
Seychelles, Ms. Wendy Tan of Berjaya Hotels Seychelles, Mrs. Foram Varsani from
Cerf Island Resort and Ms. Ekaterina Gritsenko of Coral Strand Hotel and Savoy
Seychelles Resort and Spa.
Other
tourism establishment representatives are Mr. Ash Behari from Coco De Mer Hotel
& Black Parrot Suites, Mr. Alan Mason representing both Denis Private
Island and Carana Beach & Indian Ocean Lodge, Mr. Manuel Policarpo and Ms.
Rui Oliveira of Eden Bleu Hotel, as well as Mr. Anthony Smith, Mr. Andre Borg
and Mr. Daniele Fabbri of Hilton Seychelles.
Representing
Kempinski Seychelles Resort & Spa will be Ms. Agata Sobczak and Mr. Masami
Egami. Le Duc de Praslin and Valmer Resort will have a presence at the fair
through Mr. Derek Savy and Mr. Robert Payet. Le Meridien Fisherman’s Cove will
be represented by Mr. Marc Wozniak and Mrs. Jenny Seraphine.
Mr.
Konrad Tarasiewicz from Coco Charter, and Mrs. Lucie Barone and Mr. Jonathan
Loeffel will be representing VPM Yacht Charter Seychelles as DMCs.
DMCs
also include Mrs. Anna Butler Payette and Ms. Dorina Cedras of 7° South, Mr. Lenny
Alvis and Mrs. Elza Frichot Dahoo from Mason’s Travel as well as Mr. Guillaume
Albert, Mr. Eric Renard, Mr. Philippe Cornaille, Ms. Amanda Lang and Ms. Luisa
Mehl from Creole Travel Services.
