Top selling Agents of Emirates Holidays visit Seychelles on a FAM trip
The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) through its office in Dubai, in partnership
with Emirates Holidays and with the support of local partners in Seychelles
organized a familiarization (FAM) trip to the paradise destination for top
travel agents across Dubai.
The visit was organised in line with the STB
strategy to increase Seychelles’ visibility through the education of its close
partners.
As part of their visit in the destination,
the small group of agents were given the opportunity to experience and be inspired
by the beauty of the islands, partaking in activities such as touring of the
capital, Victoria and its cultural landmarks, ziplinging and cruising the
islands.
During their visit, the Dubai agents received a warm Seychellois welcome
from the various hotel partners including Constance Ephelia, Four Seasons
Resort, Constance Lemuria, Hilton Northolme Resort, Raffles Seychelles,
Kempinski Resort Seychelles, Banyan Tree Resort, and Avani Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa and were able to familiarize
themselves with the products and services offered by these establishments.
The Account manager for STB office in
Dubai, Mr. Ahmed Fathallah commented on the FAM trip, stating “The entire
experience enhanced their knowledge to better promote and sell the destination
and they can impart their personal experience to their clients, which can help
them entice travelers to visit the beautiful Seychelles. We will definitely be
working on having more FAM Trips in the future as incentive to the hardest
working agents. These FAM Trips serves not only as a motivation but as well as
an educational experience to provide edge and added knowledge about the
destination.”
Prior to the FAM trip, Emirates Holidays ran
a campaign among their agents – the top sellers of Seychelles will get the
chance to win a place on a FAM trip to the destination.
Compared to the previous year, market
performance in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has seen positive increases;
the UAE to 22%, Kuwait to 14%, and Saudi Arabia to 18%, making the region
increasingly significant to the Seychelles.
