Campaigns for the next United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General (SG) are in full swing. Seven candidates are competing to lead the UNWTO: from Armenia – Mr. Vahan Martirosyan, from Brazil – Mr. Márcio Favilla, from Colombia – Mr. Jaime Alberto Cabal Sanclemente, from Georgia – Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, from the Republic of Korea – Mrs. Young-shim Dho, from Seychelles – Mr. Alain St. Ange, and from Zimbabwe – Mr. Walter Mzembi.
사무국은 필요한 서류가 첨부되지 않은 105 개의 다른 신청서를 받았습니다. 결과적으로 신청서는 집행위원회의 XNUMX 차 회의에 제출되지 않습니다.
A nominee will be elected by the UNWTO Executive Council at its 105th session to be held on May 11-12, 2017 in Madrid, Spain, and will be recommended to the UNWTO General Assembly, which will take the final decision on the candidature for appointment to the post of Secretary General at its twenty-second session, to be held from September 4-9, 2017 in Chengdu, China. Thirty-four countries are members of the UNWTO Executive Council: Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Flanders, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, and Zambia.
대부분의 후보자들이 로비 활동에 초점을 맞추고 집행위원회 위원들에게 다가가는 반면, 전 세이셸 관광부 장관이었던 알랭 세인트 안게는 다른 접근 방식을 가지고 있습니다. 그는 민간 부문의지지를 받으면 집행위원회 국가가 그를 뽑는 데 영향을 미칠 것이라고 생각합니다. 알랭은 항상 호감이가는 인기있는 목사였으며 접근과 의사 소통이 쉽습니다.
The candidates for the post of Secretary General of the UNWTO have all followed different paths in their campaign for the top job in tourism, but all seven candidates have been appealing to the 34 voting countries for a vote. Courtesy visits to countries are being made to woo them for a vote followed by breakfast, lunch, or dinner meetings and endorsement cocktails at tourism trade fairs. This all involves money and lots of it, and this is where the country’s support of their candidates is very apparent.
St.Ange is the mid-ocean islands of Seychelles’ candidate for SG of the UNWTO. He has opened his doors to the press and was on Quest Means Business with Richard Quest on CNN and also with Adam Boulton on Sky TV and BBC Radio Africa over and above a number of full-color magazines such as FIRST of the UK and many in Africa and the Middle East. As St.Ange appealed to ministers of tourism for their votes, he also appealed to the tourism trade to help his bid.
“Whoever is elected as the new SG of the UNWTO will impact your industry. You need someone who will hears you, one who will be a facilitator to your country and their tourism minister; you need someone who will be a leader and yet a friend, so help me out,” St.Ange said to the tourism trade right across the world.
이 부름은 보증서와 그 중 다수를 낳았습니다. 이 전화는 또한 장애인, LGBT, 여성 단체, 민족 단체, 상공 회의소, 심지어 라이온스 클럽과 같은 로비 단체의 지원을 받아 세이셸의 세인트 안지를 선호 후보로 지원하도록 요청했습니다. 여행 및 관광 언론과 많은 섬 국가의 정치인도 나왔습니다.
Alain St.Ange, who reacts to each and every Letter of Endorsement, says it is always better to let those who have worked with him speak up for him. “Saying you are good is one thing, this is you blowing your own trumpet, but when those who know you speak up, it shows your belief in democracy and the decentralization of the UN body for tourism,” says St.Ange, who argues that it is not enough to depend on the few who sit in the electoral college of the UNWTO. “The world of tourism needs to be a ward of this coming election, because the new SG will impact tourism and its development for the next four years,” Alain St.Ange said.
세이셸 후보는 관광 민간 부문 무역과 국제 언론으로부터 많은 승인서를 받았습니다. 세이셸 후보는 또한 세이셸 대니 포레 대통령과 세이셸의 세이셸 창립 대통령 인 제임스 만챔 (James Mancham)이 유엔을위한 세이셸의 세인트 앤지 입찰에 대한지지에 대한 공개 서한을 썼습니다. 그가 돌아가시기 일주일 전에.
Other letters came in from the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Organization (Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, and Seychelles); the Africa Ports Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA); the Tanzania Society of Travel Agents (TASOTA); the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association (SHTA); Fred W. Finn, the World’s Most Travelled Person Guinness World Records; the Seychelles Hindu Kovil Sangam Association, India’s important N.R.I. Welfare Society; the Creole Travel Services of Seychelles; and the Association of Tourism Professionals of Mauritius (ATP); and Eden Island Seychelles.
Bea Broda, the known Producer/Writer/Host/Speaker from the Americas, wrote: “One candidate that stands out to me is Alain St.Ange, the former Minister of Tourism of Seychelles. In the seven years that I have been familiar with his work, I have witnessed the extraordinary dedication, enthusiasm, and visionary brilliance that resulted in his enormous success in this role. St.Ange took a relatively small island nation in the middle of the Indian Ocean and created a way to bring Seychelles to the forefront of global attention with the enactment of the Carnaval International de Victoria. This international event experienced six years of success, not only bringing interest and tourism to the nation, but proudly unifying all of the people who live there towards a common goal. In addition, St.Ange was a founder of the Vanilla Islands of the Indian Ocean, a consortium designed to combine the strengths of the islands located in the Indian Ocean to present a strong front in a competitive market. He has worked ceaselessly in the direction of the absolute success of those issues to which he cheerfully commits his time, and I would personally like to see someone with his considerable vision, dedication, and creativity take the helm of an organization as influential to tourism as UNWTO.”
저명한 여행 작가 인 Theresa St. John은“여행, 관광, 비즈니스 배후에있는 사람들에 대해 매우 열정적으로 말하는 사람과 교류 할 기회가있는 경우는 드뭅니다.”라고 말했습니다. 또한 St.Ange를지지하는 것은 Hon입니다. Xavier-Luc Duval, 전 모리셔스 부총리로서 관광을 담당했으며 인도양 바닐라 제도의 전 대통령이었으며 현재 모리셔스 야당의 지도자였습니다. 세이셸 상공 회의소; Gilbert Lamory, 프랑스 GIHP (Groupement pour l' insertion des personnes Handicapees Physiques) 개발 담당 부사장; 여행의 왕, 조니로 레거; 세이셸 후보의 전 정치 동료 인 하디 루카스.
Germany’s Thomas Cook Group Airlines Condor Flugdienst GmbH, a leading European Leisure Airlines Group said, “Alain St.Ange is in the top league by global comparison, and we wish him all the best for his candidacy for the UNWTO,” and Wolfgang H. Thome of the Aviation, Tourism & Conservation News from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, wrote, “St.Ange is My Man for the UNWTO Top Job.” Maxime Behar, the President of the ICCO, the largest public relations community in the world, being in 48 countries, said, “I know Alain St.Ange as a perfect professional who understands every single small detail in the tourism business, but also has a wide vision on the whole world and knows how to make this business much more efficient and result oriented.” On his part, Peter Sinon, former Seychelles Ambassador & Minister and former Executive Director of the African Development Bank for Africa’s Eastern Constituency said, “I wholeheartedly endorse Alain St.Ange for the post of Secretary General of the UNWTO,” and the AIOM, the Association of Inbound Operators (Mauritius) has also now endorsed him.
One journalist who writes daily on tourism and aviation in East Africa is Wolfgang H. Thome, and he also came out to say the St.Ange was his man for the UNWTO. Wolfgang Thome wrote: “Alain St.Ange and I knew of each other way before we met for the first time, notably in Kampala, where he had come to attend a tourism and trade conference for Eastern Africa and COMESA.
“그때부터 그는 세이셸 관광청 (STB)의 관광 마케팅 이사로 임명되었을 때 – 당시 '동일한 노인'에 지친 개인이 내세웠고 그는 빠르게 상승하여 STB – 우리는 서로 지속적으로 연락했습니다.
“알랭은 조언과 경험을 소중히 여기고 모든 사실이 알려지기 전에 엉덩이에서 총을 쏘지 않는 사람으로 판명되었으며 그 후에도 설득을 선택하고 성급한 진술과 행동으로 서두르지 않고 다른 사람들에게 올바른 방향으로 나아가도록 설득했습니다. . 세이셸 관광의 행운은 그가 STB에있는 동안 상승하고 상승했습니다. Carnaval de Carnivals, 일명 Carnival International de Victoria는 2011 년에 시작되었으며이 마스터 스트로크는 이전과는 다른 방식으로 열도를 글로벌 미디어로 추진하여 XNUMX 년 후 결과를 얻었습니다. 알랭에서 관광 및 문화 장관으로 임명되었습니다.
“우리의 관계는 물질적 인 측면에서가 아니라 세이셸 마케팅의 거물이 새로운 챔피언을 찾았 기 때문에 더욱 전문적인 교류와 상호 작용을 허용함으로써 번영했습니다. St.Ange는 신속하게 글로벌 항공 산업에 참여하고 Routes Africa를 빅토리아로 가져 왔으며 그의 성공의 비결과 Seychelles가 그들의 성공의 비결을 알고 싶어했던 전 세계 관광 행사의 기조 연설자가되었습니다. 섬에 주민이 90,000 명에 불과하다는 점을 감안할 때 무게입니다. St.Ange는 또한 Seychellois가 산업을 되찾고 크리올의 전통과 문화를 반영하는 독특한 제품을 제공하기 시작하고 이러한 재료를 환대의 용광로에 부을 필요가 있다고 믿으며 세이셸의 관광 투자자 및 이해 관계자의 챔피언이되었습니다. 산업.
“산업 교육의 강력한 지지자 인 그는 오늘날 다른 국가에 대한 사례 연구 인 세이셸 관광 아카데미 (STA)에 힘을 쏟았습니다. STA는 어떻게 협력과 혁신으로 인해 STA가 인도양 최고의 관광 및 접객 교육 기관이되었는지를 알 수 있습니다. 현재 XNUMX 단계 확장의 XNUMX 단계를 마무리하고있는 St.Ange는 민간 부문에 참여하고 업계에서 경력을 쌓고 자하는 젊은 세이 켈 로이의 직업 및 XNUMX 차 교육을 지원하는 것을 자랑스럽게 생각합니다.
“Arrivals grew and grew some more with some phenomenal results in recent years, when visitor arrivals set new records from 2009 onwards, now in excess of 300,000 tourists per annum. January this year saw a rise of 34 percent more tourists streaming into the islands, to a large part attributed to a liberalized aviation regime which St.Ange influenced, adding frequencies, larger aircraft, and new airlines calling on Mahe’s international airport, while at the same time Air Seychelles prospered too with new passenger records year after year. When St.Ange a few weeks ago threw his hat in the ring as a candidate for the post of Secretary General of UNWTO, he first resigned so as not to use the resources of his government for his campaign, even though from the President of Seychelles.”
“From HE Danny Rollen Faure to the grassroot stakeholders in the industry and everyone in between, they have all endorsed him in glowing terms. Alain a few days ago came on invitation of the East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP) and of Uganda’s Minister for Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities. the Hon. Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, to attend the annual Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo in Kampala. As a keynote speaker and guest of honor at the EATP launch of their ‘Destination East Africa’ web portal, he used the opportunity, as he did in the following panel discussions, the Ministerial Round Table and a series of one-on-one meetings with the East African movers and shakers in the tourism and aviation industry, to present his vision. His manifesto, submitted with his candidacy documents during FITUR at the UNWTO head offices in Madrid, speaks for itself, as it foresees a transformation of UNWTO into an organization for the entire tourism industry as it presents itself in the 21st century, democratizes it, and brings services to the member countries in the field rather than relying only on the functions of the UNWTO office in Spain. I was able to conduct an interview with Alain as the world was still in awe over his interviews at Sky News with Adam Boulton, with CNN’s Richard Quest, and then on the BBC Focus on Africa program, where he made a perfect case why he should be THE candidate for UNWTO’s top job.
“At that stage, something writers and journalists rarely do but which in my case was prompted by various developments, attributed to other candidates and a minute minority section of other travel media who broke protocol to start with by their partiality in reporting when they ditched journalistic principles of fairness and equality, I decided it is time that I too take a stand. Therefore, I now stand side by side with Alain St.Ange as I declare my support for his campaign and without inducements or promised favors, endorse him as my candidate for the upcoming UNWTO elections in May. And that is more than I can say about others who professed friendship when Alain held office and moved to greener pastures when, principled as he is, he resigned to run his own campaign without using his government’s hard-earned tourism revenues or neglecting his duty as a minister by being on the campaign trail for several months.”
The Indian Association of Seychelles의 Ramu Pillay 씨는 다음과 같이 말했습니다 :“우리는 Alain St. Ange와 긴밀히 협력하여 Seychelles-Indian Day Celebrations라는 이벤트를 만들었습니다. 세이셸. 세인트 앤지 장관은 그의 말을 잘 듣는 사람이었고 세이셸이 모든 사람에 대한 존중이 원칙이되는 나라라는 것을 반향하는 것을 결코 부끄러워하지 않았습니다. 장관은 그의 명령을 통해 세이셸에서는 피부색, 종교적 신념, 정치적 성향, 어떤 형태의 장애가 있거나 성적 취향에 상관없이 세이셸에서 계속해서 말했습니다. 사회의 존경을 필요로하는 사람. 공동체로서 우리는 항상 Alain St. Ange 장관의 장관 사무소에서 매우 호평을 받았으며 그가 우리의 요청과 제안에 귀를 기울이는 존경심을 항상 소중히 여겼습니다. 세이셸에 도착한 최초의 인도 정착민의 역사 벽은 모든 지부가 세이셸을 '문화의 녹는 냄비'로 만드는 것을 보겠다는 장관의 결의로 인해 세이셸을 인정할뿐만 아니라 가치가있는 중요성을 감안하여 국립 문화 센터에 세워졌습니다. 우리는 그의 연례 Carnival International de Victoria가 '모든 사람의 친구와 없음의 적'이라는 주제로이 문화의 융해 이벤트를 공유하기 위해 국가 공동체에서 국가를 가져 오는 것을 보았습니다. Alain St. Ange 장관은 열정과 전문성을 가진 관광 성격 자이며, 우리 세이셸 인도 공동체는 그를 유엔 세계 관광기구 사무 총장 후보로지지하는 데 아무런 유보가 없으며 우리는 항소합니다. 모든 애국적인 Seychellois에게 11 년 2017 월 XNUMX 일 St.Ange 장관의 성공을 기원합니다.”
세이셸 힌두 협의회의 나라 심한 라 마니 씨는 다음과 같이 말했습니다 :“세이셸 힌두 협의회는 알랭 세인트 안게를 연합 사무 총장의 직책으로 지원하는 것을 자부심과 명예의 문제로 생각합니다. 국가 세계 관광기구. Alain St. Ange는 그의 혈류 속에서 관광이라는 주제를 가지고 있으며, 많은 여행 관련 기관이 승인 한 세계에서 가장 아름다운 해변을 소유하고 있다는 자부심을 가지고있는 La Digue 섬에서 태어났습니다. 세계. 관광 산업에서 다양한 역량으로 세이셸을 섬긴 그는 관광 부문의 자부심, 사실 및 어려움에 대한 심층적 인 지식을 보유하고 있습니다. 인도양 지역의 관광을 촉진하기위한 바닐라 제도 개념, 빅토리아 카니발, 인도 세이셸의 날, 세이셸 중국의 날, 세이셸의 세계 대중화를위한 그의 발명은 관광부 장관으로서의 경력의 이정표입니다. 또한 St. Ange는 피부색, 신념, 언어, 종교 및 민족의 정치를 뛰어 넘는 사람이며 다양한 문화와 국적의 사람들을 하나의 플랫폼 아래에 모으려는 그의 노력에 대해 높이 평가 받고 있습니다. 국가. 관광이라는 주제로 전 세계의 다양한 플랫폼에서 주연 및 기조 연설자로 참여한 것은 그가 경쟁하는 게시물에 가장 적합한 후보라는 사실을 보증합니다. 그의 임명은 세이셸뿐만 아니라 인도양 지역, 아프리카 대륙 및 전체 제 XNUMX 세계 국가들에게 자부심을 가져다 줄 것입니다. 세이셸 힌두 협의회 회원 인 우리는 알랭 세인트 앤지 씨의 입후보를 진심으로지지합니다.”
Melvin Jones Club 및 Lion 's Club of Seychelles의 회장 인 Dr. K. Viveganandan은 다음과 같이 말했습니다. 국가 세계 관광기구 선거. 세이셸은 UN 세계 관광기구 사무 총장직을 위해 경쟁하는 국가들과 함께 우리의 이름이 나열되는 것을 자랑스럽게 생각합니다. 우리는 전 관광, 민간 항공, 항만 및 해양 장관이자 세이셸 라이온스 클럽의 회원 인 알랭 세인트 앤지를 알고 있습니다. 국가를 위해 성공하기위한 그의 헌신은 항상 분명했습니다. 관광에 대한 그의 열정은 그가 이사하는 모든 곳에서 그리고 그가 전하는 모든 연설에서 볼 수 있었고, 우리 관광 산업의 성공은 그의 열정의 결과였습니다. 세이셸 라이온스 클럽은 오늘 세이셸 유엔 세계 관광기구 사무 총장 후보 인 알랭 세인트 앤지 (Alain St. Ange)를지지하며, 동시에이 유능한 관광 전문가를지지하기 위해 우리와 함께 국제 라이온스 협회에 호소하고 있습니다.”
The Lions Club of Kiev in the Ukraine has followed the example of the Seychelles Lion’s Club and is calling on their members to push the Seychelles candidacy for the post of Secretary General of the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization). The Lion Club members of these two clubs are also calling on members of the Executive Council of the UNWTO they know to express their support for Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles candidate.
우크라이나 키예프 라이온스 클럽의 이러한 움직임은 더 많은 유럽 관광 기관이 그를 지원하기 위해 전진하는 것을 본 세이셸의 세인트 앤지에게 흥미로 웠습니다. 기네스 세계 기록에 따라 세계에서 가장 많이 여행 한 사람인 Fred W. Finn과 그루지야 국가 관광청의 명예 대사 인 St.Ange가 독일 베를린에서 열린 ITB 관광 무역 박람회에서 Lela Krstevska의 지원을 받았습니다. 마케도니아 정부 관광청의.
Macedonia said that one of the main reasons for their endorsement of the Seychelles candidate was his immense experience and positive attitude, which they believe is really important in maintaining the high profile and respect that UNWTO has achieved in recent years, not only in the tourism industry but across a broader spectrum that will pitch UNWTO to a new position that will help to unify the industry. The Macedonia representative also said that the tourism industry provides rewarding and important employment opportunities for women in developed and developing countries and that this helps to provide women with economic independence and empowerment and strengths their position in society. “As a woman myself, I am convinced that Mr. St.Ange will help the gentler sex and will drive initiatives that improve the position of women even further. I would be more than happy to assist him with this,” Lela Krstevska of Macedonia said.
On his part, Fred Finn, the World’s Most Travelled Person as per the Guinness World Records and the Ambassador Honorable Representative of Georgian National Tourism Administration, said in his endorsement that he had known Alain for 20 years or more from when he was in the hospitality industry in Seychelles, and that he had worked alongside this passionate man with vision. “I have been a follower of Alain’s career; his success is a tribute to his hard work. I have been delighted to write about him in OK Magazine, talked on TV shows, and in leading newspapers around the world to talk about Seychelles. Alain has inspired this love of Seychelles not only in me but so many around the world. I now list Seychelles, because of Alain’s interest in me all those years ago, as one on my favorite destinations in everything I write and talk about. I can think of no better person to become Secretary General of the UNWTO than this hardworking, dedicated, talented professional so that he may continue to succeed in his tourism visions on your much bigger stage,” said Fred Finn.
From Europe, CONDOR, the German Airline of Germany, has also echoed support for St.Ange of the Seychelles. Dr. Jens Boyd, the Commercial Director Long Haul for Thomas Cook Group Airlines Condor Flugdienst GmbH, came out with his support for the Seychelles candidate Alain St.Ange for the post of Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Dr. Jens Boyd of Thomas Cook Group Airlines Condor wrote: “As a leading European Leisure Airlines Group, we are happy to share our experience in working with former Minister Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles, with whom we were able to successfully grow tourism flows from Central Europe to his home country, and to the Indian Ocean Islands in general. Alain has built an efficient national tourism board organization, established several events to draw global attention, and rallied all local agencies and interest groups behind the objective of bringing more tourists to Seychellois shores. The best tourist leaders are working along the same lines, and this certainly puts him in the top league by global comparison. What has set him apart from even that crowd in our eyes is an all-encompassing view to tourism development that does not stop at his own shores. Alain was actively promoting trips across multiple Indian Ocean Island nations or combinations with mainland Africa, seeing the benefits that a bigger Indian Ocean tourism can bring to all islands. The Vanilla Islands initiative is a pinnacle achievement in that respect, and with the help of Alain and that initiative, we were also able to increase our capacity to Mauritius. Furthermore, as direct air access is and remains a critical part to developing tourism, Alain was an attentive listener and driver of a new national air services regime that allowed not only us, but also other carriers, to build new air connections to the Seychelles. His willingness and ability to identify the critical issues, to discuss them with the various private and political parties, and to find mutually agreeable solutions in a broader context have set him apart from most other tourism leaders we work with. Not least his personality and energy were a key building stone in this success.”
From Bulgaria, the ICCO President, Maxim Behar, on his part said that Alain St.Ange is the perfect candidate for Secretary General of UNWTO. ICCO, the largest public relations community in the world, having 48 countries from all continents with more than 3,000 firms, said: “I know Alain St.Ange as perfect professional who understands every single small detail in the tourism business, but also has a wide vision on the whole world and knows how to make this business much more efficient and result oriented. I fully agree with Alain that the tourism business must be much more united and to work for a better environment, and to emphasize on cultural heritage and specialized travels. But also, Alain is a great personality – he united not only businesses and countries, he united people and ideas, and this is one of his greatest advantages.”
Johnny Rohregger, the “King of Travel from Germany” as he is known in the tourism and travel world has also come out to endorse Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles candidate for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). In a letter, the King of Travel writes: “With pleasure I think on the Seychelles which are stuck on your name. You have been and still are the best representative of your country. Charming and positive, you invite the world to visit the islands of Seychelles. I will never forget the hearty welcome on Denis Island with the red flower carpet – no wind allowed to blow it away, and the friendly laughing faces off your staff who gave a real feeling of welcoming. You continue many more surprises, and I don’t get tired to recommend your Denis Island in my traveling to friends and ex-clients. King Johnny goes further to add, success and luck, we recommend you on our side.”
“Tourism for all” without discrimination was the message being pushed as GIHP, the important lobby group for the involvement of the physically handicapped of France who also threw their support behind Alain St.Ange for SG of the UNWTO. In the French city of Paris, Gilbert Lamory took time to address the press about discrimination in the world of tourism. Gilbert Lamory, the Vice President responsible for Development for GIHP (Groupement pour l’insertion des personnes Handicapees Physiques) of France said that a lot could still be done to respect those who are physically handicapped. Gilbert Lamory on behalf of the GIHP presented Alain St.Ange with a letter of endorsement, and also copies of the GIHP’s worldwide coordinated call for support for St.Ange. Mr. Lamory, who has been a for a number of years the advisor and instructor at the Federation National des Offices du Tourisme et Syndicats d’Initiative to push forward the plight of the handicapped, spoke with emotion to the press present at the presentation of the GIHP letter of endorsement to St.Ange. “There is still a lot to do in many countries for the handicapped persons to travel freely,” he said, before adding that in 2017 the handicapped population of the world had the opportunity to help get someone elected to the post of Secretary General of the UNWTO who was particularly concerned of the concept of tourism for all. “In effect, the election of the new Secretary General of the UNWTO that will be taking place in May will have amongst the candidates Alain St.Ange, who is clearly concerned by the facilities available for those falling in the grouping of handicapped travelers,” Gilbert Lamory said.
“Memo Planet” the French company promoting international tourism, also wrote to say that they were standing behind Seychelles candidate St.Ange for Secretary General of the UNWTO. “We have known Alain St.Ange as Minister responsible for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, and even before that when he only had the Tourism and Culture portfolios, and admired his passion for tourism. This is why, as a known tourism professional video company, we are writing to publicly endorse him as the candidate for Secretary General for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Mr. St.Ange could never understand NO, and always wanted to find solutions. He believed in working beyond borders and coined many tag lines to attach the lndian Ocean Islands together and also these lovely islands with mainland Africa. We know, and many of my professional photographers share our views, that Alain St.Ange is so well suited for the United Nations position, which is why we are today endorsing him from the ‘tourism at large’ community,” said Remi Voluer of My Lovely Planet.
The Lion’s Club of Kiev of Ukraine also came out. “On behalf of Kyiv Lions Club, it is my pleasure to endorse Alain St.Ange, former Minister of Tourism, Ports, Airports and Culture of Seychelles, for the position of Secretary General of UNWTO. Kyiv Lions Club is indebted to Alain St.Ange for his friendship to Ukraine, and to Kyiv Lions Club in particular, as with his involvement, Seychelles tourism has provided an invaluable contribution to our fundraising activities. His involvement has helped us raise money for many worthy causes, while at the same time bringing Seychelles to the notice of many in Ukraine. Those who have traveled to Seychelles have all come back full of praise for the tourism wonder that Alain St.Ange has built in Seychelles.
“His proven track record of uniting tourism, cultural understanding, and business with worthy causes shows a man of repute and sincerity, a person fit and proper to serve as Secretary General of UNWTO. On behalf of Kyiv Lions Club, I wish Alain St.Ange luck and look forward to welcoming him in Kyiv in his new role,” said Karen-Marie Kragelund, Kyiv Lions Club President in the Ukraine.
The Seychelles candidate has amassed a long list of endorsements from Africa, Asia, Europe, and from the rest of the world. “I prefer to let the world of tourism say what they think of me instead of me telling the world what I have done. The world at large knows that I have been a hands-on minister of tourism and delivered for this industry. It was not talk but action by a leader who remained a friend of the industry pushing for tourism for all without discrimination,” said Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles candidate for SG of the UNWTO.
