28 March 2024
Zanzibar Minister of Tourism, Honorable Mudrik Ramadhan Soraga, led a delegation made up of personnel from his Ministry and the Island’s Ports Authority for a meeting with Alain St. Ange, the former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of the Seychelles.
Hon. Ramadhan Soraga and the delegation paid a working visit on to the exclusive luxury liner The World, soon after it dropped anchor on the ‘Spice Island’ of Zanzibar. For the past week, or so, St. Ange who currently heads his very own ‘Saint Ange Tourism Consultancy’ has been travelling onboard the luxury cruise liner on a speaking tour along the Indian Ocean coast.
Before dropping anchor in the waters of Zanzibar archipelago, the cruise liner had made stops at several places such as: Maputo, Ilha de Moḉambique, Mayotte, Comoros, Mafia Island, etc., as Alain St. Ange delivers his lectures and meets with the stakeholders of the respective destinations to discuss ways to grow and boost the tourism industry.
The meeting between Minister Ramadhan Soraga and former Minister St. Ange centered on tourism development including the aspiration by Zanzibar Officials for increased visibility of their island, and the development of an ongoing communication approach with tour operator partners and the press community who are so needed for Zanzibar and greater Tanzania.
Discussions also touched on Cruise Tourism market and the expectations from Zanzibar as a tourism destination wanting to be a ‘must stop’ port.
The Zanzibar Minister was accompanied on the luxury liner’s visit and at the meeting with Alain St. Ange by Dr. Aboud Suleiman Aboud (Permanent Secretary), Mr. Akif Ali Khamis (Director General Zanzibar Ports Corporation), Mrs. Septuu Hafidh Khalfan (Personal Assistant to the Minister), Dr. Abdulla Mohammed Juma (Drector for Tourism), Mr. Samora John Chacha (Direct of Planning, Ministry of Tourism), Mr. Mussa Hassan Mussa (Official Photographer), Mr. Fahmi Suleiman Salum, also the Official Photographer and Mehboob Champsi of the Minister’s Private Office.
At the end of the meeting, both Minister Ramadhan Soraga and former Minister Alain St. Ange said they were happy with the meeting and looked forward to explore ways to continue dialogue.
