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20 February 2018South Pacific Islands attend the ‘Meet the Pacific’ roadshow in Europe, UK and Asia
20 February 2018
SPTO will attend and participate at the 4th ‘Meet the Pacific’ roadshow that will be held across Europe, UK and Asia region. This is held prior to the 2018 ITB Berlin tradeshow, the largest consumer and travel trade show in Europe.
The roadshow is a one-day business-to-business meeting through pre-scheduled appointments in six European countries and two Asian countries bringing together resort partners, tourism board and airline partners (sellers) from the South Pacific to meet key European, UK and Asian tour operators (buyers) who are committed to promoting and selling our South Pacific destinations.
“We’re committed to promoting the South Pacific as a premiere destination, our 2014/15 statistics show a decline in European visitor arrivals to SPTO member countries so we’re delighted to increase awareness and strengthen visibility through the ‘Meet the Pacific’ roadshow said SPTO Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Cocker.
SPTO will be joined national tourism offices (NTO’s) from Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands as well as private sector participation from Ahura Resorts, Samoa Scenic Captain Cook Cruises Matamanoa Is Resort, Musket Cove, Rosie Holidays, and Turama Pacific.
“SPTO is excited to be working with our member country NTO’s and private sector members in working towards a common goal of increasing awareness of the South Pacific through the roadshow but also though our South Pacific Specialist programme” said Marketing Manager, Alisi Lutu.
The South Pacific Specialist Programme is SPTO’s online training program with accreditation for travel agents focusing on key information to help travel agents understand tourism products, services and general information about Pacific Island destinations.
The roadshow will cover Portugal, Italy, UK, France, Holland and Denmark then continues to China and Japan.
This is the first time Meet the Pacific organiser is including Asia cities that include; Beijing, Shanghai and Japan that will be held from 13th to the 19th March. These are emerging markets for the Pacific Islands in addition to the traditional market.
About Meet The Pacific Roadshow
To access more information on Meet the Pacific click here: http://meetthepacific.com/what-is-meet-the-pacific/
| Date | Country | City |
| Monday 19th February | Portugal | Lisbon |
| Tuesday 20th February | Italy | Rome |
| Wednesday 21st February | Italy | Rome |
| Thursday 22nd February | Italy | Milan |
| Friday 23rd February | Italy | Milan |
| Monday 26th February | UK | London |
| Wednesday 28th February | France | Paris |
| Friday 2nd March | Holland | Amsterdam |
| Monday 5th March | Denmark | Copenhagen |
| 7-11, March ITB – Berlin Germany | ||
| Tuesday 13th March | China | Beijing |
| Thursday 15th March | China | Shanghai |
| Friday 16th March | China | Shanghai |
| Monday 19th March | Japan | Tokyo |
About SPTO
Established in 1983 as the Tourism Council of the South Pacific, the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is the mandated organisation representing Tourism in the region. Its 18 Government members are American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,
Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and the People’s Republic of China. In addition to government members, the South Pacific Tourism Organisation enlists a private sector membership base.
For further information, please contact:
Alisi Lutu, Marketing Manager
South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO)
Email: alutu@spto.org or +679 3304177
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