The Beautiful Samoa Australia Roadshow 2017 began with a bang in the most populous city in Queensland, with close to a hundred Buyers of frontline travel agents, reservation consultants and travel trade media converging with excitement in the heart of Brisbane city to see what Samoa and her friendly people had on offer. Similarly was the next stop in chilly Melbourne, Victoria before an exceptional finale in the state capital of New South Wales, Sydney with up to 200 Buyers attending.

The top rating reality TV show in Australia - Survivor Australia has once again farewelled the Government and people of Samoa following another successful filming across its beautiful shores.

Samoa will be tempting Aussies this winter to visit Samoa, as the Beautiful Samoa Australia Roadshow to begin visits this week in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Coordinated by the Samoa Hotels Association, the Samoa Tourism Industries Alliance (STIA) members gathered in a special meeting where they were presented with a progress report on the Samoa Tourism Growth Partnership (STGP) and an overview of the Destination Marketing Framework for Financial Year 2017/2018, with input sought from the Industry in relation to priority areas for marketing.