ROUTES AFRICA 2019: ST. ANGE ADVOCATES FOR BETTERMENT OF AVIATION & TOURISM

Alain St. Ange has once again advocated for the betterment of aviation and tourism. The former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of Seychelles who is in Mombasa, Kenya as an invited delegate for Routes Africa 2019, took to the stage yesterday along side Tony Griffith, the Senior Vice President Consulting at ASM, and as usual spoke with passion as he made his points for quality improvement in the aviation and tourism industries. 

The need for political will was highlighted and for the continent’s accredited bodies to stand by the side of African Member States starting with the African Union, IATA AFRICA, AFRAA and the African Tourism Board.

St. Ange’s points were discussed overnight and earlier this morning in a meeting with Steven Small, the Director of Routes. The point was made and agreed that a meeting is needed between Routes, African Union (AU), African Tourism Board (ATB), IATA Africa and AFRAA. Africa needs a coordination planning meeting in its opening of the air space, routes development and in so doing help tourism to rewrite its own narrative for Africa by Africa. Steven Small of Routes has said he sees the need for such a meeting to be called and plans to follow-up.

Presently, St. Ange heads his own outfit, the Saint Ange Tourism Consultancy and remains a sought after speaker at tourism and aviation forums and conferences. He also publishes regularly the Saint Ange Tourism Report.