At ITB in Berlin last night the Republic of the Seychelles had many reasons to celebrate.

The national carrier Air Seychelles announced a twice a week non-stop flight from Seychelles to Duesseldorf, Germany.

This is an achievement for the tourism industry not only to promote to tourists in Germany wanting to explore the beaches of the Indian Ocean country,  but also for citizens of the Seychelles ready to explore Duesseldorf as a shopping destination.

The event last night also had a different highly political twist. The active fight for the post of the next secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was on the center stage. Candidate and former minister of tourism for the Seychelles, Alain St. Ange managed to bring the current secretary general Taleb Rifai to the stand, along with the ministers of tourism for the Seychelles and Mauritius and VP’s for Air Seychelles and the airline’s main investor Etihad Airways.

Carlos Vogeler, running mate for the Korean candidate  for the UNWTO Post Dho Young-shim was spotted in the high level audience.

See for yourself:

Today the Korean Embassy in Berlin, Germany invited top VIP’s including ministers and members of the diplomatic community into the legendary Kempinski Adlon Hotel next to Brandenburg gate in Berlin for a breakfast meeting.

Ambassador Dho Young-shim from the Republic of Korea together with her running made Carlos Vogeler from Spain made their case why they should be elected to become the new Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization UNWTO.

Introduced by the Korean Ambassador to Berlin Ambassador Dho introduced a clever and convicting made video to relate her case to delegates and dignitaries attending the breakfast

Among the VIP’s attending the breakfast was the current UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai.
He made his case and told the audience what he thinks about candidate Dho Young shim

Put in video Taleb case.

Currently 7 candidates are competing for the highest post in travel and tourism.