Tourism Week to raise public awareness

Tourism Week to raise public awareness 
 
26 September 2003
 
The programme of events for Tourism Week 2003 has been announced and this 
year the focus is on spreading the message of the importance of tourism to 
Seychelles.

The week's events kick off on Friday September 26, with a special welcome for 
passengers arriving on the Air Seychelles flights from Dubai and Paris.

Saturday 27 September, World Tourism Day, however, sees the real start of the 
activities.

A day long traditional fair, to take place at the Domaine de Val de Près, has 
been organised as a joint undertaking by the eastern region districts and 
SIDEC (Seychelles Industrial Development Corporation). 

At 10:00 a.m. the launching of the Eco-Tourism Strategy, with pilot projects 
to be carried out in Anse Royale, will take place at the Seychelles 
Polytechnic.

Creole Holidays and Travel Services Seychelles (TSS) have teamed up to host a 
cultural activity at Cap Lazare at 1:00 p.m. The event will feature 
traditional dancing, singing and Creole cooking. More information and tickets 
are available from the Creole Holidays offices at Kingsgate House.

The final event on Mahé on Saturday September 27 will be the "U" First 
Preliminary Awards Presentation at the International Conference Centre, to 
pay tribute to the participants from the various "U" First competitions held 
throughout the previous twelve months.

Meanwhile on Praslin and La Digue visitors to the islands will be greeted 
with a special welcome, those disembarking at the La Digue jetty being 
entertained by Masezarine. And in the evening at Anse Severe an open air 
beach gala will be held for Diguios and visitors alike.

The rest of the week will be taken up with a series of presentations, given 
by members of the "U" First committee on the importance of tourism for 
Seychelles.

The final event in this year's Tourism Week calendar will be a Tourism Ball 
at the Berjaya Mahé Beach Hotel, organised by the Seychelles Hospitality and 
Tourism Association (SHTA).

Assistant Director of the "U" First Unit, Ms Yvette Antat, said that in 
addition to rewarding the participants from the various tourism professional 
competitions the "U" First committee will also recognise the contribution of 
staff who have given over 25 years service to the tourist industry.

Ms Antat said that the "U" First committee hoped to use Tourism Week to bring 
the U-first scheme to public attention.

She added that the committee had been unhappy with the industry's 
participation during the previous year and wanted them to realise that the 
programme was in place to assist them.
 

SOURCE: Seychelles Nation