Mr Graham E. Cooke, the President of the World Travel Group, the organisers of the World Travel Awards has confirmed during the ITB Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin that he would be staging the 2015 Awards in the sought after holiday detonation of the Seychelles.
Mr Cooke briefed press and industry players during ITB and also met formally with Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture and Sherin Naiken, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board and their Team at ITB which included Bernadette Willemin, the Seychelles Tourism Board’s Director for Europe and Andre Ciseau, the CEO of the Seychelles Port Authority.
Minister St.Ange welcomed the news saying that this event would coincide with his country’s 2015 National Day Celebrations that fall on the 29th June. “Our national theme is ‘I Love Seychelles’ and welcoming such a prestigious world event during our National Day Celebrations is a bonus for every Seychellois” the Minister said.
More information will be made available soon on this year’s World Travel Award ceremony that will be held in the Seychelles for the first time.
Caption to main image: Sherin Naiken, Graham Cooke and Minister Alain St.Ange pose for a souvenir photo after their discussions at ITB 2015 in Berlin.
