Umcimbi wokuvula ogqamile wamukele abantu abagqamile, okuhlanganisa noMongameli u-Wavel Ramkalawan kanye neNkosazana Yokuqala uNkk. Linda Ramkalawan, kanye nezihambeli eziqavile ezivela emkhakheni wezokuvakasha, okuhlanganisa noNobhala Omkhulu Wezokuvakasha, uNkk. Sherin Francis, uMqondisi Jikelele Wezokumaketha Kwendawo Ezokuvakasha Seychelles, uNkz. Bernadette Willemin, kanye noMnu Glenny Savy, iSikhulu Esiphezulu se-Island Development Company (IDC).
Usingathwe nguMnuz Guy Hutchinson, uMongameli wase-Hilton waseMpumalanga Ephakathi ne-Afrika, umcimbi umakwe ngokusikwa iribhoni okungokomkhosi nguMongameli uRamkalawan kwenye yezindlu zikanokusho, kwalandelwa ukutshalwa okungokomfanekiso kwezihlahla ze-coco-de-mer.
Ngesikhathi ekhuluma emcimbini wokuvula, uNkz. Francis ukugcizelele ukuthi ukuvulwa kwe-Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island Resort kumaka ikusasa eliqhakazile lezokuvakasha zaseSeychelles kanye nokusebenzisana okuqhubekayo phakathi kwe-Hilton ne-Seychelles.
“Ukuqala lolu hambo, sisuka embonweni siye eqinisweni elesabekayo esiphezu kwalo namuhla, lidlula ngisho namaphupho angalawuleki. Njengofakazi wokuziphendukela kwayo, kusukela esethulweni sokuqala ebhodini le-Island Development Company, ngimangele ngomkhiqizo omangalisayo wokugcina. Sihalalisela ithimba le-Hilton nabaphathi ngokweqa konke obekulindelwe. Njengoba sibabaza ugu olumangalisayo lwe-Platte Island, ezungezwe ingcebo yoLwandlekazi i-Indian, ubuhle bemvelo obuvelele base-Seychelles buqondana ngaphandle komthungo nokuvelela komqondo we-Waldorf Astoria. Le ndawo ibekwe kwenye yezindawo ezihamba phambili zolwandle emhlabeni, le ndawo ithembisa inqolobane yamagugu yasolwandle yasendle nehlukahlukene—indawo yabathandi bemvelo abafuna uhambo lwangaphandle nokuthula.”
UMnu. Guy Hutchinson, uMongameli wase-Hilton waseMpumalanga Ephakathi ne-Afrika, uzwakalise ukujabula kwakhe, ethi:
"Sijabule kakhulu ukwethula i-Waldorf Astoria e-Seychelles - sakha indawo eyingqayizivele ehlanganisa kahle ukungenisa izihambi okunethezeka nobuhle bemvelo bePlatte Island."
“Indawo yokungcebeleka ihlinzeka ngezinto ezingasoze zayikhohlwa ezivakashini futhi inezinhlelo ze-eco kanye nokusebenzisana okuholwa isazi sesayensi yezinto zasolwandle esiwuchwepheshe, okuhloswe ngaso ukulondoloza nokuvikela imvelo ezungezile kanye nezilwane zasolwandle kule ndawo evelele yokuvakasha.”
IPlatte Island, etholakala ku-130 km eningizimu ye-Mahe, ihlaba umxhwele njengendawo yabathandi bemvelo, enamahlathi esundu, izixhobo zamakhorali, kanye nechweba elizungezile. Lesi siqhingi sifinyeleleka ngendiza, sinesimiso semvelo esihlukahlukene, esisebenza njengendawo yokuzalela izinyoni zasolwandle kanye nendawo ethandwayo yokuzalela izimfudu zama-hawksbill. Indawo yokungcebeleka ihlanganisa kalula isevisi edumile ka-Waldorf Astoria kanye nokunethezeka nobuhle obungapheli bePlatte Island, ihlinzeka ngolwazi olukhethekile kubahambi abanokuqonda.
Indawo inama-villas angama-50 angaphambi kolwandle, ngayinye ihlinzeka ngendawo engcwele yokunethezeka nezinsizakalo zomuntu siqu. Kusukela kuma-villas anekamelo elilodwa ukuya kwamathathu ukuya ku-villa enkulu enamagumbi amahlanu anezingadi ezinwetshiwe, indawo yokuvakasha inikezela ngezinto ezithandwayo.
I-Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island imema izivakashi ukuthi zizitike ngesibonelo esihle kakhulu kwezokupheka, ngezindawo zokudlela eziyisithupha namabha abonisa inhlanganisela yezinambitheka zamazwe ngamazwe nezendawo. Lolu hambo lwe-gastronomic luthembisa injabulo yezinzwa ngisho nolwanga oluyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu.
Ngokuhambisana nomoya walesi siqhingi wemvelo, indawo yokungcebeleka iqalise izinhlelo zokulondoloza nokuvikela izinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane. Imizamo ihlanganisa ukuvikela izindawo ezizalela kuzo ama-hawksbill kanye nezimfudu eziluhlaza ogwini olunesihlabathi kanye nokubona indawo engaphansi kwamanzi e-Platte Island njengetshe legumbi elibalulekile lemvelo.
Esitatimendeni sakhe, uNkz. Willemin, uMqondisi Jikelele Wezokumaketha Kwendawo, uthe: “I-Waldorf Astoria isilungele ukuchaza kabusha ibhentshimakhi yokuzitika endaweni yethu, inikeze indawo ekhethekile yabahambi abafuna ingqikithi yokunethezeka. Njengoba inezindlu eziklanywe kahle kakhulu, isevisi eyingqayizivele, kanye nobuhle bezokupheka, le ndawo yokungcebeleka ithembisa isenzakalo esingasoze salibaleka epharadesi, ithuthukise idumela leSeychelles njengomunye umhlaba.”
Njengokusungulwa kwesihlanu kwezokuvakasha yiqembu lase-Hilton e-Seychelles, i-Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island ibeka izinga elisha lokunethezeka nokusimama kule ndawo ehlanzekile eshisayo.
