2017

According to a new Global Vegetarian Index, Seychelles is the world’s most vegetarian –friendly country. Oliver’s Travel conducted the rankings and the index calculation was based on countries’ annual meat consumption per person, number of vegetarian restaurants and number of vegetarian restaurants in proportion with the population. Seychelles came in the first place. According to a...

The Seychelles’ Minister of Finance announced on Tuesday during the presentation of the 2018 budget to the National assembly that the third and final phase of the new income tax will be implemented on July 1, 2018. The proposed budget of SCR 7,951 million ($586 million) had an increase of 0.4 per cent compared to 2017. Forty percent of the budget will be spent on the Education, Health, Family...

A new property is coming soon to the Seychelles. Formerly known as the Driftwood Small Hotel, a property formally owned by Gills Nageon has been totally revamped and will soon be available as “Le Nautique Luxury Waterfront Apartments”. “Le Nautique Luxury Waterfront Apartments” is a modern beachfront self-catering establishment that is still reflective of the past. In fact, it has been design to...

Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 island in the Indian Ocean. Located off East Africa, this natural paradise is home to many beaches, coral reefs, natural reserves and rare animals. The giant Aldabra tortoises are inhabitants of these islands. There are some interesting facts that you might not know about this country. Read on to find out. The heaviest land tortoise lives on Bird Island. Her name...

Vincent and Georgia Van Heyste, husband and wife developer team of an award-winning luxury beach-front apartments project, have completed phase one of their venture and will welcome the first residents at the end of November. Georgia, who has worked with two famous property development companies – Candy & Candy in London, and Kondylis Design in New York –, is furnishing a few of the apartments...

The islands are the perfect setting for peace and privacy. However, due to lack of large property and slow turnover, it is difficult to find perfect hideaways. The Seychelles have been long known for their clear turquoise waters, incredibly white sandy beaches and the huge amount of privacy they offer. No wonder that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge picked this spot for their honeymoon. So did...

The Ministry of Finance chose to introduce a tax on foreign-owned property to curb foreign investments in real estate. This way the ministry wants to make lands and houses more affordable for Seychellois. "What we have seen with the real estate market is that it is driven by foreigners. We see prices go up and while foreigners can purchase properties, Seychellois lose because they cannot afford to buy...

After several months of activity, thousands of monthly users and 5,000 fans on Facebook, MyProperty Seychelles is proud to launch the first mobile app for real estate in Seychelles. The app has all the features of the computer version and makes browsing even easier. Users will be able to use our search tool to look for flats, apartments, houses, farms, lands and even more on the app. People can create...