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MDF Timor-Leste is facilitating closer collaboration between government and the private sector to support cruise ship tourism. The facilitation role follows MDF’s 2016 partnership with local tour operator Dive, Trek and Camp. To reinforce the benefits of cruise ship tourism MDF, together with The Asia Foundation, the Office of the Minister of State, Coordinating for Economic Affairs (MECAE) and the Ministry for Tourism, Arts & Culture (MTAC) produced a report on the economic impact of cruise ship tourism. A summary of the findings are presented in this infographic.
Ever wondered what the economic impact of cruise ship tourism is? MDF compiled some interesting facts from a visit to Dili by a P&O cruise ship in February. The findings have been jointly developed with The Asia Foundation, the Office of the Minister of State, Coordinating for Economic Affairs (MECAE) and the Ministry for Tourism, Arts & Culture (MTAC).
Download the Full Report on P&O Cruise-ship visit 12 Feb 2017
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In the PNG office on July 4 the MDF team hosted the kick off of the trilateral cruise ship tourism study with a round table discussion. Delegates from the private sector in Timor-Leste and Indonesia are visiting PNG this week to see how PNG has grown cruise ship tourism.
PNG has navigated its way through customs constraints and insurance issues to encourage growth in this sector and now has 26 cruise ships docking in its tourist hotspots every year. The delegation are traveling to Alotau today to understand how they can progress tourism in their countries
(Source: Market Development Facility [MDF] Newsletter July 2017)
