The
Minister for Tourism & Culture, Mr Alain St.Ange, will on Friday
7th September launch a WORLD and a SEYCHELLES “FIRST” in Tourism
Hospitality.
Minister
St.Ange will officially launch the “seyGO
Visitor Pack” to leading Tourism Industry professionals and
Government partners at Eden Island’s Bravo Restaurant at 6pm.
The
seyGO Guide will have Seychelles’ largest print run for any
tourism publication –
at 60,000 copies every 4 months totaling 180,000 copies - and its
leading sponsor of “seyGo” is Airtel Telecom Seychelles, which
will at regular intervals give away a total of 60,000 free mobile SIM
cards with SR25/- built in.
As
from September 2012, all visitors to Seychelles will receive upon
arrival a special “goodie” bag containing a printed 64-page
“seyGO” publicationoffering visitors ideas of what to do and
where to go; a free map of the main tourism islands; a free voucher
forentrance into
“Tequila Boom” nightclub; a voucher for a free welcome drink at
Eden Island’s Bravo Restaurant, and discounts on boating and diving
outlets.
As
a star prize, visitors, and locals, who pledge USD50/- will also have
the chance to win a trip of a lifetime to Aldabra every year, valued
at USD75,000/-, sponsored by the Seychelles Island Foundation (SIF);
the national airline, Air Seychelles, and the producers of seyGO, the
Seychelles-based Multimedia company, iSEYco.
The
seyGO Guide will also be backed up with a mobile
phone app which will keep visitors and locals
alike updated on upcoming events, and also have a back-up website.
The
seyGO Guide will also be inviting to rate our hospitality
establishments and services so that we have a better idea how our
tourism products are received.
Minister
St. Ange said: “This is a great result of innovation from a local
company and the foresight of one of our key communication providers.
“It’s
a big step up in offering our visitors better value for money”.
