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Seychelles Tourism Board sees appointment of recent CEO to make sure continuity

January 11, 2016 • admin
The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange, and the outgoing Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), Elsia Grandcourt, met with staff of the Tourism Board last Monday to announce new changes that were to occur in the organisation. Minister St.Ange, who personally chaired the employees meeting, made the official announcement of the resignation of Mrs. Elsia Grandcourt from the post of CEO of the Tourism Board and revealed that she was nominated for a high-level position in a global organisation. Minister St.Ange congratulated Mrs. Grandcourt for this posting and said it will likely be an excellent chance for Seychelles. “Her work will continue to earn recognition for Seychelles on the planet of tourism,” Minister St.Ange said. The Seychelles Minister championed Mrs. Grandcourt’s appointment as “a proud...
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Lisbon selects Hume Whitehead for UK role

January 8, 2016 • admin
Turismo de Lisboa, the tourism body accountable for promoting the Portuguese capital, has appointed Hume Whitehead to deal with its public relations activity within the UK following a competitive pitch.  The agency may be chargeable for raising the profile of Lisbon as a “must see” European city and highlighting the variety of its attractions. Hume Whitehead director and co-founder, Sue Whitehead, who might be leading the account, said:  “We are very excited to were selected to support Turismo de Lisboa inside the UK market. “Not only is Lisbon a very beautiful and cosmopolitan city with a stupendous year round climate and unique heritage however it has probably the greatest price-quality ratios in Europe and we glance forward to helping UK travellers discover everything that it has to provide.” The “capital...
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Seychelles Tourism Board sees appointment of recent CEO to make sure continuity

January 5, 2016 • admin
The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange, and the outgoing Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), Elsia Grandcourt, met with staff of the Tourism Board last Monday to announce new changes that were to occur in the organisation. Minister St.Ange, who personally chaired the workers meeting, made the official announcement of the resignation of Mrs. Elsia Grandcourt from the post of CEO of the Tourism Board and revealed that she have been nominated for a high-level position in a global organisation. Minister St.Ange congratulated Mrs. Grandcourt for this posting and said it’ll be a superb opportunity for Seychelles. “Her work will continue to earn recognition for Seychelles on the planet of tourism,” Minister St.Ange said. The Seychelles Minister championed Mrs. Grandcourt’s appointment as “a proud and...
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New EU member state boosted by surge in UK traveller interest

January 2, 2016 • admin
Over half (61%) of UK travellers are considering Croatia as a travel destination, a brand new TripAdvisor poll has revealed inside the week that Croatia becomes the ecu Union’s 28th member state. The poll of four,000 British travellers follows a 14% surge within the variety of UK searches for Croatian holidays on TripAdvisor within the last three hundred and sixty five days. However, it remains unclear as to if Croatia’s entry into the european will encourage more British holidaygoers to prefer the Balkan state in future. Below one in ten (7%) polled said that Croatia’s new EU status made them more drawn to visiting the rustic, while just below one in six (16%) admitted that Croatia’s EU membership had actually made them less all in favour of travelling there. “Croatia...
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New honeymoon trends grow to be gay and lesbian couples plan weddings

December 30, 2015 • admin
As an instantaneous results of California’s Proposition 8 being struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, business for ChicGayHoneymoons.com, the bespoke luxury travel company that specializes in chic romantic getaways and complicated honeymoons for lesbian and gay couples, has surged overnight with quite a lot of new trends emerging. “For every couple it is rushing to get married, we predict five or ten fold who will take their time and plan their wedding and honeymoon in additional comprehensive ways”Many couples in long-term relationships are skipping the frilly wedding ceremony and spending their money on quality honeymoons. “These couples have considered themselves married, but just not legally, for a very long time. They’re choosing honeymoons to their dream destinations. South Africa, Italy, Greece, Bali and Tahiti are top requests,” says ChicGayHoneymoons...
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