New hotels on Praslin for Seychelles tourists

Praslin has for many years been the center of the island’s tourism industry. The new bank of prime hotels constructed on Mahe in recent years had shifted the focus back to the main island.

Praslin has for many years been the center of the island’s tourism industry. The new bank of prime hotels constructed on Mahe in recent years had shifted the focus back to the main island. Now, additional rooms on Cote d’Or Beach and other proposed tourism developments on Praslin have prompted the tourism industry’s association to remind the Minister responsible for Tourism of the need to ensure that visitor arrival numbers for Praslin increases at the same pace as new approved developments.

The working visit by Minister Alain St.Ange, the Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, to the island of Praslin this week was the opportunity also for the industry’s association to show to the Minister the new tourism accommodation establishments being constructed on Cote D’Or Beach. One such construction is next door to L’Archipel Hotel, and the other two establishments are down the road on the main Cote D’Or Beach itself.

The tourism industry said that as they encouraged more Seychelles to join the tourism industry, it remained important for Praslin to retain its appeal as the idyllic island destination. Minister St.Ange said that he had listened to the trade and that he had heard their plea to safeguard their island.

“Seychelles needs to maintain what attracts visitors to our shores. This is a commitment made by the President of the Republic and by his government. Every agency of the government is aware that our country’s economy is dependent on a sustainable tourism development vision. Today I have seen the 3 new tourism establishment constructions at Cote D’Or, and it is clear that soon they will be opening their doors to our visitors. This means that we need to be ready as a country to ensure that our arrival numbers take into consideration these new rooms,” Minister St.Ange said.

Seychelles is a founding member of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP).

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