Air Seychelles participates in travel trade fairs in India and Israel |21 February 2023

The Air Seychelles delegation at the IMTM

Air Seychelles, together with Tourism Seychelles, recently participated in OTM and SATTE in India and IMTM in Israel.

The OTM is the largest and most international gathering of travel trade buyers and professionals in India and across Asia. The annual event was held in the busiest financial city of Mumbai from February 2-4.

SATTE (South Asia’s Travel & Tourism Exchange) which took place in Delhi from February 9-11, is recognised as Asia’s leading travel and tourism exhibition. It is conducive to conduct business, share knowledge and exchange ideas in order to arrive at solution-driven innovations to accelerate the pace of the growth of the industry.

Both travel fairs in India garnered the attention of more than 50 countries, 1500 trade visitors and over 1000 exhibitors and provided the airline the platform to promote its services, products and best travel options to paradise.

Charles Johnson, chief commercial officer of Air Seychelles said: “India remains a pillar of our regional network, and we are constantly finding ways to stimulate demand on the route. We look forward to increasing flights throughout 2023 as pre-Covid levels return to normal.”

Air Seychelles was represented at the OTM and SATTE by sales manager Eliza Moise and representatives from its general sales agent based in India, Bird Travels Private Limited.

In the vibrant city of Tel Aviv, acting chief executive Sandy Benoiton, chief commercial officer Charles Johnson, sales manager Crystal Abrams and sales & marketing executive Franchesca Vital represented Air Seychelles at the 29th edition of the IMTM (International Mediterranean Tourism Market) Expo from February 14-15.

Dubbed as “a true market place for Mediterranean travel”, the IMTM attracted a large scale of visitors and travel trade professionals. The national carrier’s presence proved a great opportunity as it was able to establish contacts and remained firm as the airline of choice for travellers in Israel.

During the upcoming Passover holidays in April, Air Seychelles is scheduled to operate over 26 flights between Seychelles and Tel Aviv carrying over 2000 Israeli visitors to the island.

Besides the normal twice-weekly commercial flights, additional flights to Seychelles to meet the heavy demand have been added along with charters from Tel Aviv to Mauritius and Maldives.

Speaking on the importance of attending such trade fairs, Mr Benoiton commented: “It’s a great opportunity for us to represent Seychelles in the Israeli marketplace. Israelis now have more destinations to choose from than ever before, and solidifying new contracts and meeting with existing partners reaps benefits for a whole year. Air Seychelles has firmly become the carrier of choice to the Indian Ocean islands for Israelis, and our intention is to maintain our market share on the route despite growing competition from other carriers.”

Press release from Air Seychelles