18th edition of Seychelles in Your Pocket guide book is out |09 December 2006

This small, but encyclopaedic guide which has now reached its eighteenth edition, is an indispensable handbook for anyone visiting the Seychelles. Available in four languages and two editions - Italian/English and French/German - it is updated every year and does not neglect any aspect: from flora to fauna, from architecture to religious and gastronomic traditions.

Maps and detailed descriptions, even of the smallest and most remote islands, routes, a calendar of the months best suited for high-sea fishing and a whole chapter dedicated to local fish: there is nothing missing from this "bible", complete with addresses, telephone numbers for accommodation, water sports or places where visitors can enjoy an excellent Creole meal.  The detailed index and the practical division into sections also make the guide easy to consult.

Each year, 30,000 copies of the guidebook are printed and they are distributed by the most important tour operators in Europe and promoted in the most important tourism fairs in Europe; certain tour operators even have personalised copies of the book printed for them and these are distributed to their clients before they even leave their countries of origin.  In Seychelles, the guide is sold in bookshops, shops, hotels' boutiques and other selected retailers.  Certain government departments procure the books and use them as a tool to promote the Seychelles' destination or they are offered as gifts to their international visitors.  Major hotel establishments also procure the guidebooks to offer them as an exclusive souvenir to their most important guests. 

Furthermore, Air Seychelles procures several thousands of copies of the guide each year and this is distributed as a complementary gift to all its Pearl Class passengers. 

The guidebook is also sold in the In-flight shopping Mall on Air Seychelles. 

In a foreword to the publication, editor Franca Rolfini writes: “Year after year Seychelles in your Pocket continues to do what it does best. Regularly updated and now in its eighteenth edition, this great little guide is an essential tool. Detailed and containing a wealth of information on practical matters, nature and culture, it is also a pleasure to browse through. Neatly presented it contains over a thousand pictures and each year sports a new cover by artist Michael Adams, who cleverly conjures up the atmosphere of the archipelago and, above all, the extraordinary variety of its natural heritage…”