Travel news Seychelles

• Flights
• 05/09/2020 11:29

Seychelles International Airways plans to start operations on September 10 with an A340-600

• Flights
• 31/08/2020 13:26

Edelweiss Air aircraft changes into the Seychelles

Edelweiss Air in winter 2020/21 season plans operational aircraft changes for Seychelles flights. From 30OCT20 to 27MAR21, the one weekly Zurich – Mahe Island service will be operated by Airbus A330-300, instead of A340-300 aircraft.

WK074/LX8074 ZRH1830 – 0655+1SEZ 333 5
WK075/LX8075 SEZ2355 – 0640+1ZRH 333 6

• Flights
• 25/08/2020 06:58

Air Austral updates its flights programme

This suspension is due to government restrictions in countries that Air Austral serves in the Indian Ocean region and in Asia. It concerns the following routes:  Reunion Island-Bangkok, Reunion-Madagascar, Reunion-South Africa, Reunion-India, Reunion-Seychelles and Reunion-Mauritius.

However, Air Austral remains prepar… read more

• Flights
• Destinations
• 24/08/2020 06:05

Which Airlines are operating into the Seychelles?

With less than 200 cases of coronavirus and no reported deaths, Seychellesis proving a worthy holiday destination in 2020. However, the country’s 115 islands lie 1,500km (932 miles) off the eastern coast of Africa, meaning it isn’t the most accessible place to get to. So, how do you get there? We’ve broken down all your options.

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• Flights
• 24/08/2020 05:56

New Seychelles International Airways will operate first fligt on Sept. 10

Seychelles International Airways will start its long-haul operations with a first flight to the island nation on September 10 for passengers and cargo. The airline is a private, Seychellois-owned aviation company based in the 115-island archipelago of the western Indian Ocean. Its chief executive is Robert Marie.

• Flights
• 20/08/2020 14:20

Air Seychelles Sep/Oct 2020 Preliminary International operation as of 19AUG20

Air Seychelles in recent schedule update tentatively plans to resume International service from mid-September 2020. From 14SEP20 to 24OCT20, preliminary operation includes the following.

Mahe Island – Mauritiuseff 17SEP202 weekly A320neo
Mahe Island – Tel Aviveff 14SEP202 w… read more

• Cruise
• 20/08/2020 14:14

Holland America Line opens bookings for 2021-22 voyages

Holland America Line is opening bookings for two of its most epic explorations: the 2022 Grand World Voyage and the 2021 Grand Africa Voyage. Guests who want to circle the globe on the 128-day odyssey can now make their Grand World Voyage and Africa circumnavigation reservations. Both itineraries are roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, Florid… read more

• Destinations
• 19/08/2020 04:22

African countries want WTTC Safe Tourism Certification

While in East Africa Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda have received WTTC’s stamp of approval for the safe resumption of tourism activities have other countries from across the continent also made the cut.Among those are Egypt and Tunisia, two countries greatly affected by the Pandemic, parts of South Africa which has reported the most #COVID19 … read more

• Destinations
• 12/08/2020 06:16

Wow! 100,000 trees to be planted in Seychelles

Employees from the tourism industry who have lost their jobsdue to COVID-19 are joining in an ambitious project to plant 500,000 treesin a bid to reforest Seychelles' second-most populated island.The opening phase of the project will see 100,000 trees planted from this month to the end of December and the are expected… read more

• Destinations
• 10/08/2020 14:07

OIL SPILL: Thousands join to save Mauritius beaches

Thousands of students, environmental activists, and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock yesterday, trying to reduce the damage to the oil spill that was caused by a Japanese freighter off its coast. It was just announced that tourism will reopen in October when a Japanese freighter registered in Panama spilled over… read more