On January 24, 40 tourism professionals from across New York, Connecticut and Newark, were hosted by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) for a destination training session.
Facilitated by David Germain, Regional Director for Africa and the Americas, the session supplied updated information on the Seychelles and its products, as well as the services and flight schedule of Qatar Airways – which gave presentations on its own products and services – from North America to Seychelles.
Germain said training was an important part of STB’s marketing efforts to grow tourism from North America. “Travel agents have great power to influence and direct consumer demands; they are not just intermediaries – they act as liaison between supply and demand, and [are] thus very important and essential partners for Seychelles in North America, especially as there are thousands of them who work from home.”
He further stressed that whenever STB takes part in major exhibitions in North America, the team organises familiarisation and educational training on the sidelines.
