Getting into the ‘Krismas’ mode in Honiara this week, Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto and his head office team.

The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal has been attributed as the key factor in the Solomon Islands recording its biggest ever August visitor intake since arrival records began.

A roundtable discussion to pave way forward for data collection and entry improvement in the country was held between the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO), Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI), Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB), Customs and the Solomon Islands Immigration officials last week.

Hot on the heels of a highly successful 2017 Solomon Islands Dive Festival, the Solomon Islands has kept the international dive spotlight firmly on the destination with a major tourism team attending the world’s biggest dive EXPO in Orlando, Florida - DEMA 2017.