The 652-acre (263-hectare) Félicité Island is one of the most dramatically beautiful and unspoiled islands of the 115- island nation that is the Seychelles. With massive granite boulders fringing the shoreline and picture perfect beaches it is the island's dramatic beauty will that make it the perfect location for the new Six Senses Zil Pasyon opening in the fall 2016.
Six Senses Zil Pasyon, is delighted to announce the arrival of management couple Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage Chef Richard Lee and Executive Assistant Manager Rooms Lizzie Lee, coming on board for the 2016 opening.
Six Senses Zil Pasyon, is delighted to announce the arrival of management couple Executive Assistant Manager Food and Beverage Chef Richard Lee and Executive Assistant Manager Rooms Lizzie Lee, coming on board for the 2016 opening.
This month also sees the appointment of Joerg Roterberg as General Manager at Raffles Praslin, Seychelles who brings over 25 years of experience to Raffles. In 2005, after several years as general manager in properties in Antigua, Barbados and British Virgin Islands, Joerg joined InterContinental Sandton Towers, Johannesburg as General Manager. Joerg joins Raffles Hotels and Resorts from his most recent position as Vice President of Operations at Elite Island Resorts, Barbados.
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles has appointed Verena Lasvigne-Fox as Senior Spa Director, responsible for the management of the Resort’s award-winning hilltop Spa and with additional oversight of seven other Four Seasons Spas in the Middle East and Africa region.
Adrian Messerli has been named General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Seychelles, transferring from Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, where he held the position of Hotel Manager.
AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa has announced the appointment of Thomas Barguil as General Manager. With almost 20 years’ experience in high end hotels and resorts across the globe, Thomas joins AVANI Seychelles this month and will guide the team in the resort’s first lead up to high season and beyond.
Jenny Ng Wing Lit has joined Six Senses Zil Pasyon in the Seychelles as director of human resources. The resort is slated to open late 2015.
Delord has recently joined Six Senses Zil Pasyon, which is scheduled to open late 2015 in the Seychelles.
13 February 2015, Seychelles: Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Chris Meredith as Executive Chef at Raffles Praslin, Seychelles. Meredith joins Raffles from the iconic Sandy Lane, Barbados where he held the position of Executive Chef.
AVANI Hotels & Resorts, the vibrant upscale brand launched by Thailand-based Minor Hotel Group in 2011, has opened AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa, the group's first property in the Indian Ocean destination. Just a 25-minute drive from Seychelles International Airport, the resort is located on tranquil Barbarons Beach along Mahé's west coast and opens following an extensive USD $14 million refurbishment.
Masami Egami has joined Kempinski Seychelles Resort Baie Lazare Seychelles on the south end of Mahé as general manager.
Edouard Grosmangin has been appointed general manager for Six Senses Zil Pasyon, located on the private island of Félicité in the Seychelles and scheduled to open in 2015.
Minor Hotel Group (MHG), operator of over 100 hotels, resorts and serviced suites in 14 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean, is pleased to announce that it will add a resort in the Seychelles to its portfolio with the opening of AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa. Currently closed for an eight month renovation, the resort, which was formerly operated as Le Meridien Barbarons Beach Hotel, will re-open in the fourth quarter of 2014 following a USD 8 million refurbishment.
Saskia Schuller has been appointed Director of Sales and Marketing, Raffles Praslin, Seychelles, with immediate effect. Mrs Schuller, a German native with 19 years of international experience in the hospitality industry, joins the Raffles family from Kerzner International’s Atlantis The Palm, Dubai. Mrs Schuller was Director of International Leisure Sales for Kerzner International, responsible for growing and maintaining the share of the European inbound leisure markets at Atlantis, The Palm, and assisting One&Only Royal Mirage and One&Only The Palm. Prior to this, Mrs Schuller was Account Director Leisure Sales at Kerzner International’s Regional Sales Office in Germany.
The article investigates the primary tourism drivers, hotel performance, tourism development plans and the outlook for the tourism industries of the world's most luxury resort destinations, the Seychelles, the Maldives & Mauritius. The tropical paradise islands of the Seychelles, the Maldives & Mauritius have long been regarded as three of the most luxury resort destinations in the world. This article investigates the primary tourism drivers of each of these Indian Ocean island idylls, their hotel performance, tourism development plans and the outlook for their tourism industries.
Seasoned hotelier Wayne Kafcsak has been appointed Managing Director of Fregate Island Private, a jewel of conservation in the Seychelles which has recently joined the Oetker Collection. With a thirty-five year management career in luxury international resorts, Wayne Kafcsak brings his valued experience to the Island. Arriving from the Fairmont Royal Pavillion in Barbados (West Indies) his previous general manager positions include Raffles Canouan Island St Vincent & the Grenadines, Peter Island Resort & Yacht Harbour, the Bitter End Yacht Club, both located in the British Virgin Islands.
Adding to their wealth of experience operating extraordinary Indian Ocean resorts, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas announces their first resort in the Seychelles called Six Senses Zil Pasyon. Scheduled to open in 2015, the resort is located on the private island of Félicité. The island is approximately 55 kilometers, or 30 nautical miles northeast of Mahe, with access by helicopter from the International Airport or a short boat ride from neighbouring La Digue and Praslin islands. Félicité is one of the most dramatically beautiful isles in the 115-island nation featuring massive granite boulders that fringe the shoreline and create an air of drama and mystery. Measuring 264 hectares (652 acres), the resort will create a very personal destination that embraces nature whilst offering every creature comfort. A sanctuary within the natural environment, the island features prolific indigenous and abundant flora and fauna – the ideal site for a Six Senses project and the sole resort on the island. Six Senses Zil Pasyon will be located on the north side of the island and will occupy less than one third of the total land. With just 28 one-bedroom villas, two (2) two-bedroom villas and 17 private residences, all with private pools, Richard Hywel Evans of Studio RHE has created an oasis of serenity encircled by the Indian Ocean, while Six Senses will oversee interior design. The resort will include two restaurants, a bar, retail outlets, a recreation center and Six Senses Spa in addition to a well-appointed gym and swimming pool. It will also provide intimate function space ideal for board meetings, weddings and special celebrations. White sandy beaches and azure waters compliment the picturesque landscape of untouched beauty, offering guests the opportunity to swim with turtles right off the main beach. There are unsurpassed vistas of the ocean and surrounding islands from the higher points on the island. "It is a great honour for Six Senses to be selected as the resort operator by Félicité Island Development Limited," said Bernhard Bohnenberger, president of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas. "The island of Félicité is absolutely gorgeous and we eagerly look forward to creating a rich Six Senses experience for our guests on this pristine private island." "The development of Six Senses Zil Pasyon on Félicité Island is the result of visionary ambition of the shareholders and the Zil Pasyon team resulting in this rare luxurious and ecologically sensitive development offering," said Francis Savy, director of Félicité Island Development Limited. "It will expose Six Senses values across all touch-points with a genuine unified message - delivering on the promise." "We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Six Senses," said Kishore Buxani, director of Félicité Island Development Limited who signed the agreement with Bohnenberger. "We truly believe the combination of our island development and the brand will create a truly unique and exceptionally memorable experience for our guests." Seychelles offers a myriad of water sports alternatives including diving, snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing, yacht charter and island-hopping boat trips. Located outside the cyclone belt, it offers year-round activities. In addition, there are numerous scenic and inspirational walking trails amidst the islands lushness. Offering perpetual summer, Seychelles is also a popular and favoured destination for weddings and honeymoons. The parties were advised by Jones Lang Lasalle Hotels (Singapore) and Mukesh Valabhji of the Capital Management Group (Seychelles).
Christoph moves to the Seychelles from the Ukraine, where he held the position of General Manager at the Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv, which opened in 2012. Prior to that, he was General Manager of Fairmont Towers, Cairo from April 2009. Christoph originally joined Raffles Hotels & Resorts in 2005, as Director of Food & Beverage at the former Raffles Canouan in St. Vincent and The Grenadines. He was promoted to Executive Assistant Manager of the property in 2006, before moving to the UAE in 2007 to work on the opening of Raffles Dubai in the same capacity. He was promoted to Hotel Manager in 2008. This is also a return to the Indian Ocean for Christoph: he has previously worked at the Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel, Port Louis, Mauritius and at One&Only Kanuhura, Maldives. Christoph’s career started with the Rafael Group of Hotels, in his native Germany and in Miami, Florida.
Continued involvement from the Seychelles Tourism Board and limited supply in the pipeline will enable the Seychelles hotel market to rebound in 2012 from contractions witnessed in preceding years. Tourist visitation has shown a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.25% between 1998 and 2011. Seychelles witnessed a 9.3% growth in tourism arrivals in 2006 and 14.7% in 2007.