The five beneficiary countries of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu were joined by tourism stakeholders, the SPTO, the Travel Foundation and the United States Embassy in Suva at the virtual launch of the SPTO SME Recovery Toolkit on 22 October 2021. The launch marked the culmination of a year-long effort. In facilitating the launch ... read more
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Pacific Greetings from the Sustainable Tourism & Research Division! October has been another busy month for SPTO. The Board of Directors and the Council of Ministers met virtually on 27th and 28th October respectively. With a few projects wrapping up this month, this issue will be another special edition focusing on regional developments in sustainable ... read more
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Tourism ministers from across the Pacific have endorsed the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Policy Framework (PSTPF), committing their long-term support to rebuild and transform Pacific tourism so that it is resilient, prosperous, and more inclusive. Supported by 20 countries in the region, this signals the ambition of Pacific leaders to use tourism to support the wellbeing ... read more
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Warm Greetings Pacific Tourism Family and Partners! Happy World Tourism Day! This special edition of the Sustainable Tourism Newsbeat brings to you brief reflections and highlights of national initiatives which have contributed to building inclusive growth in the Pacific through tourism. The theme for this year of “Tourism for Inclusive Growth” is exceptionally fitting as ... read more
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Iọkwe from the Sustainable Tourism & Research Division! For this month, we take you to the Republic of Marshall Islands where we will be sharing their journey towards building back tourism to be more resilient, sustainable and inclusive. These stories have been compiled through close collaboration with the team from RMI’s Office of Commerce, Investment ... read more
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