Pacific Tourism Organisation Hosts Second Virtual Round Table for Development Partners and Donors

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) hosted its second virtual round table of the year on Thursday 8^th October, 2020. In attendance were a range of development partners, donors, regional agencies, Board Directors and other member country representatives. The focus of the round table was the presentation of the key findings of the recently concluded Needs Assessment for SPTO Pacific Island Member Countries.

While welcoming participants, SPTO Interim Chairman, Mr. Halatoa Fua, acknowledged the work of the Sustainable Tourism & Research Division which led the initiative. He also noted the importance of the needs assessment in light of the challenges presented by COVID-19.

“SPTO has used this opportunity to conduct a Needs Assessment of all Pacific Island member countries to review and prioritise areas where support is needed for the immediate short term and the long term as the recovery process evolves”, he said.

The assessment focused on the 3 regional priorities outlined by the SPTO Strategic Plan 2020-2024; Marketing, Research & Statistics and Sustainable Tourism Planning & Development.

(Source: Pacific Tourism Organisation)