Alain St.Ange was earlier this month conferred a Doctorate Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Hospitality, Tourism and Management of America (CIHTMA) EN-202135010436, the Certified Institute of Hospitality, Tourism, Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria (CIHTM) and the Mona Institute of Hospitality Tourism, Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria.
Alain St.Ange, Head of the “Saint Ange Tourism Consultancy” and a former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine of Seychelles, who is also the founding President of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands and of the African Tourism Board, has been a key tourism leader for many years and has earned recognition for his tireless effort in tourism management and for its continued development.
He is known to have been a successful Tourism Minister who innovated and showed through his experience and hard work that “Tourism was an Industry and not just an activity”.
He entered the “International Hall of Tourism Heroes” by WTN, was decorated a “Commandeur de l’Ordre National” by Madagascar, and received a “Conseil Regional Medal” by Reunion Island, before being decorated a “Commandeur de l’Ordre de L’Etoile de Moheli” by the Island of Comores. He was also chosen as an “Honoree to be inducted into the African Diaspora World Tourism Hall of Fame” for all the work he has done in cultural heritage tourism at the Travel Award in the USA, received a Seychelles Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) “Certificate of Recognition”, received an ”Address of Appreciation” from the Shannon College of Hotel Management of Ireland, was included in the Coffee Table Book “Global Icons of Travel & Tourism” written by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association covering 50 Tourism Leaders from across the world and made the 2021 list of “Top 30 Hospitality and Tourism Influencers in Africa” by The Pyne Awards.
He received the “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR PROMOTION OF THE TRAVEL TRADE” at ITB in Berlin by PATWA, received a “Plaque of Honour from the House of Lords” in London, was honoured by the ‘Confrerie de la Chaine Des Rotisseures’ for his work as a restaurateur and hotelier in Seychelles when he was awarded the Charge de Mission du Bailliage des Seychelles & admitted as a Member of the ‘Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Degustateurs’ among so many others & received from the Seychelles Tourism Board a “Certificate of Recognition”.
Alain St.Ange was also accepted as a Member of The Tourism Society (MTS), The Cookery and Food Association (MCFA), the British Institute of Management (MBIM) & the Hotel and Catering International Management Association (MHCIMA).
It is remarkable how Alain St.Ange, from the small Indian Ocean island of Seychelles, has received so many awards from right across the world to which was added a declaration as the ‘most tourified Tourism Minister in and outside Seychelles’ by the Sunday edition & Ozordi Dimans’ of the Seychelles Today’ Newspaper written by Christine Ouma.
He was declared as “Simply the Best” by the respected Seychelles historian Tony Mathiot writing on the Seychelles Government’s Nation Newspaper and coined as ‘A Seychelles’ Master of Promotion’ by International Kreol Magazine of the UK.
This week however has been the crowning achievement – so far – when he has been conferred a “Doctorate Fellow Degree” by the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Hospitality, Tourism and Management of America (CIHTMA-USA, the Certified Institute of Hospitality Tourism Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria (CIHTM-Nigeria) and the Mona Institute of Hospitality, Tourism, Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria.
“I am pleased to inform you that the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Hospitality, Tourism and Management of America (CIHTMA-USA) and Certified Institute of Hospitality, Tourism, Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria has nominated you for the Dual Doctorate Fellow of the Institutes. This grade of the Institute’s Membership is reserved for accomplished Professionals of your level and status in the Profession. You are well and appropriately educated and qualified in your field of professional calling. So, the Chartered Institute of Hospitality, Tourism and Management of America (CIHTMA-USA) and Certified Institute of Hospitality, Tourism, Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria is extending this humble invitation to you to consider the possibility of becoming a full professional member of the Institutes. We believe your knowledge and experience can add value to what we have been doing over the years. We also believe that we can contribute to making your Professional knowledge available to society through the platform of these Dual Certifications,” said Dr. John Daniel Enemona, Registrar-General.
He added: “In addition to your award, and even more importantly, you will participate in the Certification Workshop which makes you eligible to be assessed for approval. The CIHTMA- CIHTM qualifications is granted by the Governing Councils of the Chartered Institute of Hospitality Tourism and Management of America (CIHTMA-USA) and the Certified Institute of Hospitality, Tourism, Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria. We issue CIHTMA-CIHTM qualifications to Professionals who meet the requirements set down for the DFCIHTMA and DFCIHTM Designations. The designation as a Doctorate Fellow Membership of the Chartered Institute of Hospitality, Tourism and Management of America (CIHTMA) and Certified Institute of Hospitality, Tourism, Travels, Management and Research Development of Nigeria is granted under authorization by the International Conference, Seminars, International inductions and Awards, Meetings of the CIHTMA-CIHTM where opportunities abound for international networking among experts in the USA and other Countries globally”
Further to the above did Alain St. Ange receive added communications: “On behalf of Foxford University Canada, I am thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations and offer you an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Sustainable Tourism Development and Climate Action? This prestigious recognition is a testament to your exceptional achievements and significant contributions to promoting sustainable practices in the field of tourism. Having extensively reviewed your remarkable work and dedication to sustainable tourism development and climate action, we wholeheartedly acknowledge the impact you have made in your field. Your invaluable efforts, expertise, and leadership have not only contributed to the advancement of sustainable practices but have also inspired individuals and organizations worldwide. We invite you to accept this honorary degree as a token of our admiration and gratitude for your exceptional contributions. The rewarding process will be overseen by our esteemed regional advisor, Dr. John Daniel Enemona, who has been instrumental in identifying and recommending deserving candidates for Honorary Doctorate Degrees. Dr. John Daniel Enemona has thoroughly reviewed your accomplishments and has wholeheartedly endorsed your nomination for this esteemed recognition,” said Jennifer Liam, the Admission Officer from Hamilton Canada.
Alain St.Ange has also been recommended to join the Governing Council of these institutes, as well as the editorial board of the International Journals of Hospitality Tourism, Travels, Transport, Management, Business and Research Development.
Alain St.Ange commented on this latest recognition as he prepares to travel to the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai which will be followed by an onward mission to the UK where he will be
Chief Guest at the Global Achievers Summit at the University of Oxford.
“I am indeed thrilled. Receiving such a recognition for my leadership, and its impact across the world of tourism is humbling. Working for so many years with passion and with my heart, where hard work and devotion for my chosen career has been so recognised is a good feeling, and for this, I say thank you to the Universities who conferred the Honorary Doctorate Degree of Sustainable Tourism Development and Climate Action. I am also appreciative to have been appointed to sit on the Governing Council of the institutes, as well as the editorial board of the International Journals of Hospitality Tourism, Travels, Transport, Management, Business and Research Development,” said Dr. h.c Alain St.Ange.
By ATCNews
