Wednesday marked the latest in a series of nondescript drone crashes for the United States in the Seychelles. The last crash was recorded in December just after a recent “mechanical” error. In all cases the drone aircraft ended up in the Indian Ocean. This time the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) commented: “It touched down…
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Star Alliance Flight Options To Seychelles
Recent airline news has altered future award redemption options to the Seychelles. In this post, I’ll cover ways to get to the Seychelles using Star Alliance members or member partners. Additional Star Alliance award flights to the Seychelles will open up with the recent news (via Lucky) that Ethiopian Airlines will join Star Alliance. Back…
Seychelles In The News – Crash At Seychelles Airport + China Sets Up Military Base
The Seychelles has certainly had it’s week in the spotlight. From the looks of it a James Bond movie could be headed to the Seychelles. Drone Crash At Seychelles Airport Earlier this week and un-manned US drone crashed landed at the Seychelles International Airport on Mahe. The Drone was reported to be monitoring piracy off the East…
How Delta Is Handling Award Reservations Booked On Air Seychelles Code Share Flight
As I reported here, Air Seychelles announced they will terminate their 767 flight from Paris to Mahe in March of 2012. This is unfortunate news to many people who have booked the Air Seychelles code share flight with Air France through Delta SkyMiles. My good friend has an award ticket on the Air Seychelles Paris…
Air Seychelles Will Terminate Flights To Europe But There Are Other SkyTeam Options
Air Seychelles has recently announced it will terminate their flights to and from Europe. This is a result of their restructuring of its international route network. This is surprising because the flight from Paris is their second highest volume in terms of passenger traffic. This means you will no longer be able to redeem SkyMiles…
Seychelles Day Trip To La Digue, Anse Source D’argent and Grand Anse
La Digue is a very small island in the Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands. The La Digue name originates from a vessel sent by the French in 1768 to explore the granitic islands. La Digue is only 5 km long and 3 km wide with a population of about 2,500 residents. There are a few…
Seychelles Day Trip To Anse Major
Anse Major is a beach bordering the preserved Morne Seychellois National Park on the norther coast of Mahe, Seychelles in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. To get to the beach you must either hike the nature trail along steep granite slopes or hire a boat from the near by Beau-Vallon Bay. We took the…
Hilton Seychelles Trip Report
In this post I’ll describe the overall experience from our stay at the Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort and Spa during our trip to the Seychelles, Mauritius, and Paris. Hilton Seychelles Trip Report Trip Intenerary 1) Hilton Seychelles – Mahe, Seychelles 2) Grand Mauritian Resort & Spa – Turtle Bay, Mauritius 3) Park Hyatt Paris –…
Seychelles, Mauritius and Paris Airline Trip Report
This spring we had the opportunity to redeem airline miles for a trip to the Seychelles, Mauritius, and Paris. A once in a lifetime opportunity. It was all possible by effective use of stopovers and open jaws. Trip Intenerary 1) Hilton Seychelles – Mahe, Seychelles 2) Grand Mauritian Resort & Spa – Turtle Bay, Mauritius…