The Seychelles kicks off the autumn season with the Nordic Roadshow
The
Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) embarked on the sixth edition of the Nordic
Roadshow from September 23rd 2019 to 27th 2019. The
delegation, which included hotels, Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and
airlines, travelled to five Nordic cities; Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki,
Stockholm and Gothenburg.
A
strong delegation from the Seychelles attended the Nordic roadshow, making the
event successful one for the destination and its partners.
The
marketing mission was headed by STB’s Marketing Director for Nordics, Karen
Confait, and joined by the various partners and local business representatives.
On
the hotel side, Avani Barbarons Seychelles Resort was represented by Crystal
Abram; Devi Pentamah was present on behalf of the Hilton Hotels; Le Duc de
Praslin, Valmer Resort and Castelo Beach Hotel were represented by Derek Savy;
Ferruccio Tirone from Maia Luxury Resort & Paradise Sun was also part of
the group.
Amanda
Lang from Creole Travel Services was present to represent the DMCs alongside
Amy Michel a representative from Masons Travel and Masons Hotel Group.
The
Emirates Airline team consisted of Meritha Merhad, Tanya Milad and Carmen
Javier; while Qatar Airways was represented by Nils Geir Askekjaer, Karin
Wellington-Ipsen, Jari Nuotio, Suvi Saari, Nina Astor, Pernilla Tillas, Eunice
Raila and Chantal Tabatabae.
In
each city, an evening event was hosted by the Seychelles’ delegation for the
local travel trade during which participants had an opportunity to network and
hear more about the Seychelles as a destination through presentations made.
Partners
present from Seychelles to showcase their product build on the momentum to
inspire the local players from the visited cities and motivate them to offer
Seychelles to their clients as the next holiday destination.
Ms.
Confait mentioned that the Nordic Roadshow generated plenty of interest and
attention from agents in each of the five cities.
“Over
the years, the roadshow has immensely contributed to the growth of the Nordic
market as the ideal platform to provide the travel trade with increased
knowledge on the destination and its products, whilst fortifying relationships
between partners and I am pleased to mention that we had very good attendance
from the local agents both familiar and new ones,” commented Ms Confait.
True
to its nationalistic belief and its dedication to sustainability and
conservations, Seychelles remains one of the destinations of choice for
potential visitors from the Nordics as they seek holiday destinations that have
the same environmental and sustainable awareness they do.
Ms.
Confait stressed that the Nordics is a market in need of constant nurturing
through events such as similar roadshow, as it holds great potential for
Seychelles. Thanking the partners present on the Nordic Roadshow, she further
encouraged other partners to continuously invest and keep a constant presence
in the region in order to further stimulate interest in the Seychelles Islands.
With
greater flight accessibility through Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines
and Ethiopian Airlines flying out of this region, the Nordic market has become
more significant for the Seychelles.
