Solomon Islands has hit the record high with a total of 13,639 international arrivals comprising of returning residents, intending residents and visitors into the country in the third quarter of this year (2017).

Making a strong impression on key US-based travel media and creating further strong inroads into this key visitor source market, the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau led by CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has hosted its first-ever media event in San Francisco.

The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is looking to help new graduates as potential entrepreneurs and to increase the level of innovation within the Tourism Industry by partnering with the University of the South Pacific to implement this initiative

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) this week.

– Hailing the 2017 Solomon Islands Dive Festival a major success Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has described the event as the catalyst the country needed to underline its rightful position as one of the very best places to experience the underwater world anywhere on the planet.