The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has today launched the “SPTO COVID-19 Recovery Strategy”, which has been developed to guide and support the COVID-19 recovery efforts of SPTO and its members.
The entire world is on a travel lockdown with the Covid-19 pandemic as 100 percent of global destinations have travel restrictions in place and 72 percent have completely closed their borders to international visitors, according to new research from the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
While tourists aren't able to visit the Pitcairn Islands at present, the 50 local residents of the island and recently named International Dark Sky Sanctuary are 'keeping a candle in the window' for tourism -- eagerly anticipating it's return as soon as safety restrictions are lifted.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 22% fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020, the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) shows.
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline, has extended all international flight suspensions to the end of June, due to the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A newly endorsed State of Environment (SoE) Report 2019 for Solomon Islands is now available for public viewing and download on the Solomon Islands Environment Data Portal.
While the Cook Islands remain COVID-19 free, in our safe little paradise we still see the importance of taking care of both our physical and mental well-being.