Important tourism changes at Seychelles Beachcomber Hotels

At a meeting at the Sainte Anne Resort & Spa on Wednesday, Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, was briefed on the coming changes and introduced to the resorts’ new GM, Jean-Louis Pismont. Minister St.Ange was accompanied at this meeting by Sherin Naiken, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board.

Jean-Louis Pismont has been appointed by Beachcomber Hotels to oversee their Sainte Anne Resort & Spa and their Marrakech property at the same time now that it has been confirmed that the resort’s popular General Manager, Norbert Couvreur, is moving at the end of May to a new property on the Cote D’Azure in France. Norbert Couvreur has been General Manager of the Sainte Anne Beachcomber since 2010, and he has successfully managed the property to be what it is today.

Seychelles is a founding member of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) . For more information on Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange, click here.

“High occupancy and a good performance all round,” is what Norbert Couvreur says has been achieved. Jean-Louis Pismont has been a long-time General Manager at the Beachcomber Hotels in Mauritius and is currently the General Manager of the Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa and also the Paradis Hotel & Golf Club at Le Morne in Mauritius. He will now be overseeing both the Seychelles Sainte Anne Resort & Spa and their Beachcomber Marrakech property.

“We are of course sad to see Norbert Couvreur leave Sainte Anne, and we take this opportunity to wish him continued success. We also welcome Jean-Louis Pismont, the new General Manager, who will be overseeing the resort, pending the appointment of a resident General Manager for Sainte Anne. We have appealed to Mr. Pismont to continue to work with the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and with the Tourism Board for the consolidation of the Seychelles tourism industry. Norbert Couvreur understood Seychelles and worked with us as a partner, and this partnership we hope will be continued by Mr. Pismont in the future,” said Minister St.Ange after the meeting at the Sainte Anne Resort and Spa.

Jean-Louis Pismont on his part reassured Minister Alain St.Ange and the CEO of the Tourism Board, Sherin Naiken, that he has been briefed by Norbert Couvreur on what has helped make Sainte Anne succeed and that he will continue to ensure that the Beachcomber Sainte Anne Resort and Spa remains a full partner of the island’s Tourism Board and that of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Seychelles.

Seychelles is a founding member of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) . For more information on Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange, click here.