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The mid-ocean islands of the Seychelles marks its historical links with national events days. Its affiliation with France is marked through the La Francophonie celebrations, the links with Africa through its FetAfrik (Africa Day Celebrations), the links with India and China with its Seychelles-India Day Celebrations and the Seychelles-China Day Celebrations respectively, and with Great Britain with the Commonwealth Day Celebrations, before it celebrates the Seychelles of TODAY in the Kreol Festival (Creole Festival).
To mark Commonwealth Day 2015, President James Michel of the Seychelles writes: “A Young Commonwealth” as the theme for 2015 is in recognition of the many young people who form part of the Commonwealth family.
In the past years, trade partners have always been supportive of the Seychelles Tourism Board’s call to join forces in organizing Tourism Week.
In the past years, trade partners have always been supportive of the Seychelles Tourism Board’s call to join forces in organizing Tourism Week.
This year again, tourism trade partners have played the game, showing a government and private sector partnership can also work in organizing a national event. Constance Ephelia Resort, one of the leading resorts in sustainable practices, is proposing on September 25, an open presentation on sustainable practices.
The presentation which will be given by Ultsch-Unrath, the resort’s environment project manager, will take a look at initiatives implemented at the resort in sustainable tourism and the results achieved in socio-economic and environmental spheres.
STOWE, Vermont – Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Minister of Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir, India will be a featured speaker at the IIPT South Asia Leaders Panel being held at World Travel Market, Wednesday, November 6, from 1400 to 1500 in South Gallery 17.
The theme of the session is: Building Bridges of Collaboration for Sustainable Tourism.
Also to be featured will be Mr. Thuji D. Nadik, Acting Director General, Tourism Council of Bhutan Secretariat. The session will be moderated by Geoffrey Lipman, President, International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP).
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) projects that South Asia will have the strongest growth in travel and tourism’s direct contribution to GDP in the coming years with a growth rate of 6.7%. Their ten-year outlook is that South Asia will outperform all other world sub-regions with a 7.2% growth rate driven by increasing wealth in the middle classes.
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland – During a dialogue with global business leaders, Premier Li explained that China’s reform priority was to balance the government-market relationship.
DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland – During a dialogue with global business leaders, Premier Li explained that China’s reform priority was to balance the government-market relationship. He also committed to further administrative reforms aimed at creating a level playing field for all market entities, to improving transparency in government budgets, and increasing government spending on public goods and services.
Premier Li Keqiang used this special meeting with key international business leaders at the World Economic Forum to announce a number of reforms aimed at stimulating further investment in the Chinese economy and underline the country’s commitment to further reform.