Seychelles islands excel at ninth Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards |10 December 2019
HC Pillay accepting the award (Photo source: STB News Bureau)
The Seychelles islands won the runner-up award for the Favourite Emerging Overseas Country in the ninth prestigious Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards.
Held at the ITC Maurya, New Delhi, India on November 19, 2019, the ceremony was hosted by the esteemed Bollywood actress, Bhumi Pednekar, and attracted the likes of industry leaders, influencers and recognised names in the travel and tourism industries as well as government bodies. Selby Pillay, High Commissioner of Seychelles to India, was also present along with some eminent personalities.
As an increasingly popular tourist destination, Seychelles situated in the Indian Ocean region is a promise of pristine paradise and beautiful adventure. The Seychelles islands, absolutely another world, as its brand would say it, is an ultimate holiday destination of some colourful 115 islands sprinkled with warm browns, striking turquoise and other hues found in the colour spectrum.
Speaking about the latest recognition received by the destination, Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) chief executive Sherin Francis mentioned that it is an honour for the destination to have been voted by the readers of the Condé Nast Traveller magazine.
“The task of creating visibility for such a small destination is not always an easy one, this is why being recognised as the Favourite Emerging Overseas Country is even more significant for us. It is a collective effort on our part as the tourism board and on the part of our trade partners and usual collaborators. We strive to demarcate our destination by its uniqueness and it is rewarding to see that our efforts have not gone unnoticed,” said Mrs Francis.
Rewarded by the Readers’ Travel Awards, Seychelles has been chosen through a readers’ voting process spanning over two months. The Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards also recognises the best in the travel industry, namely hotels, destinations, airlines, spas, websites, apps, cruise lines and more.
Since its establishment in 1989 in the United States of America, the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards has set the benchmarks in the hospitality and travel industry worldwide.
The Readers’ Travel Award 2019 winners will be featured in Condé Nast Traveller India’s December 2019 – January 2020 issue.
Press release from STB News Bureau