Mauritius and Seychelles meet to discuss tourism

Deputy Prime Minister Xavier-Luc Duval received Alain St. Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture at his Port Louis Offices when the Seychelles Minister was in Mauritius for a Vanilla Islands briefing on cruise ship development in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is recognised as the new cruise ship destination, as this region offers diversity not found anywhere else. The Mauritius meeting also saw the participation of Pascal Viroleau, the CEO of the Vanilla Islands and Kevin Ramkaloan of the Mauritius Tourism Promotional Authority. Xavier-Luc Duval is the current President of the Vanilla Islands and discussions during the tête-a-tête between the two ministers of tourism centred on the existing relationship and the desire to see the islands of the Indian Ocean work even closer together in the filed of tourism for the benefit of both the Mauritians and the Seychellois.