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Seychelles fam trip aims to challenge perceptions
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
The Seychelles Tourist Office is offering six fam trip places as part of a bid to change agents’ perceptions of the islands.
Agents who complete all
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five modules of the tourist board’s online Seychelles Superstar training programme can enter the competition to win a place by answering six questions on the destination. The winning agents will be
picked in a prize draw to go on the seven-night island-hopping trip in September, which will include the islands of Mahe, Praslin and a day trip to La Digue. Tinaz Wadia, UK and Ireland
tourist office manager, said there was a perception that the Seychelles was only for the rich and famous, and difficult to book because of a lack of direct flights from the UK. Flights can be booked via destinations including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Paris and South Africa.
THEME PARK
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Universal Studios Hollywood’s new The Walking Dead walk-through attraction will open on July 4. The attraction, based on the American television
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SEYCHELLES: The tourist board is highlighting the islands’ diversity Wadiz said guesthouse chains
“The Seychelles is perceived as being private, exclusive and expensive”
Wadia said: “Agents know about
the Seychelles but are apprehensive about booking because they think it’s a logistical nightmare. The Seychelles is about island-hopping – and all the islands are so different. “The Seychelles is perceived
as being private, exclusive and expensive. We are trying to break that perception.”
such as Seychelles Secrets offered more-affordable accommodation. “We are trying to get across
to agents the diversity of the islands,” she added. “As well as flora and fauna,
there are watersports, fishing, diving, rock climbing, zip wiring and cycling.” The UK is the Seychelles’
fourth-biggest market, attracting 16,600 UK visitors last year. Agents who wish to enter the competition must complete the
training at seychellessuperstar.
co.uk or
traveluni.com
series, involves visitors trying to avoid flesh-eating ‘walkers’ in landscapes featured in the show. Greg Nicotero, executive producer and director of
The Walking Dead, said: “We’re getting the chance to utilise moulds that were created specifically for the show and translate them into parts of the attraction.” The attraction will be located in a new custom-built
structure near the theme park’s main entrance.
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2 June 2016
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