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According to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NSB) on April 10, 105,457 visitors disembarked in Seychelles compared to 98,619 in 2023 year-to-date, showing a 7% increase. Europe continues to lead the visitor arrival to the island nation in the western Indian Ocean
Seychelles continues to attract travellers from Europe and Russia as the country is preparing its efforts to redouble tourism promotion activities.
Bernadette Willemin, director for marketing of the Tourism Seychelles, the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism revealed the latest figures for tourist arrivals.
According to the latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NSB) on April 10, 105,457 visitors disembarked in Seychelles compared to 98,619 in 2023 year-to-date, showing a 7% increase. Europe continues to lead the visitor arrival to the island nation in the western Indian Ocean.
Germany is the leading market with 21, 913 followed by Russia with 13,100 arrivals. France is third with 11,662 arrivals. The latest figures show that 90,111 of the visitors to Seychelles did so for holidays and 3,688 for honeymoons.
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Cruise ship arrivals for this period show 6,854 tourists and 130 transit passengers out of 6,998 arrivals, with the remainder being residents. The figures show that 2,276 visitors from South Africa arrived in Seychelles up to week 14 while 2,872 were from North America to date. Tourism is the top contributor to the economy of Seychelles followed
