The Seychelles Tourism Minister honored for "his outstanding efforts" in promoting tourism.
Victoria Seychelles | September 25, 2015 @ 7:31 p.m. Friday in In French »NEWS NATIONAL | By: Sharon Urania, Madiah Philo and Rassin Vannier | Views: 103
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(Seychelles News Agency) - The British Minister of International Development, Baroness Verma Sandip, honored the Minister of Tourism and Culture from Seychelles, Alain St Ange, in recognition for his work and leadership in the development of tourism.
She handed one to St Ange 'Plaque of Honour ".
According to a press release issued by the Seychelles Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Minister St Ange was the guest of honor at the World Summit India 2015 in London, where he inaugurated the meeting.
The Minister of Culture and Tourism Seychelles said he feels very honored to receive this "prestigious recognition" in the House of Lords in London.
"To be recognized internationally such it is a success not just for me as a leader in tourism, but also recognition for the industry tourism of Seychelles and the country as a whole. It shows that our industry Tourism is on the right track, "said the SNA St Ange.
"To be recognized as a leader of tourism for my devotion, my passion, my courage is indeed a great achievement ... the industry Tourism Seychelles belongs to each and every Seychellois. For its continued success, we must stay together as a country ... "
The tourism is the main pillar of the Seychelles economy. Last year, a total of 232.667 visitors came to the Seychelles, a figure expected to rise this year if the current trend continues.
According to the latest statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) since the beginning of the year, there was an increase of 19 percent in the number of visitors compared to last year.
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