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2 June 2022

Solomon Islands’ Minimum Standards Tourism Extra Care Program and Iumi Tugeda Holidays

Minimum Standards Tourism Extra Care Program As the Pacific re-opens its borders to international tourists, safety standards and guidelines are paramount and need to be adhered […]

28 September 2017

66 Solomon Islanders Graduate From Australia-Pacific Technical College

Sixty-six Solomon Islanders graduated with internationally recognised qualifications in five different programs from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC in Honiara yesterday.

17 September 2017

Fiji Airways And Solomon Airlines Sign Codeshare Agreement

Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline and Solomon Airlines, the national carrier of the Solomon Islands, have signed a codeshare agreement for flights between Nadi and Honiara.

24 August 2017

Solomon Islands Tourism Sector Benefits From Tourism Trainings

The South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in partnership with the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau conducted a series of hands-on training and awareness workshops in Honiara and Munda this week on sustainable tourism development, enhancement of tourism statistics compilation and customer service delivery amongst key industry stakeholders.

14 August 2017

Hollywood Comes To Munda, Solomon Islands

Bio-fluorescent turtles, imperative conservation and childhood dreams become reality. My mind-altering trip to magical Munda.

7 August 2017

Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau Support Landowners Of Lubaria Island To ReEstablish John F. Kennedy Museum

THE Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) has been acknowledged for their support in assisting landowners of Lubaria Island in Rendova, Western Province to re-establish the John F. Kennedy Museum.

27 July 2017

Solomon Islands Story Scores PATA Gold Travel Journalism Award

Putting the Solomon Islands squarely on the international travel writing scene, Australian journalist Christine Retschlag has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) ‘Gold Award for Travel Journalism’ for her ‘Go Slow in the Solomons’ article.

13 July 2017

Increase In Hotel Inventory Critical If Solomon Islands Is To Achieve Its Goals

Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has told the destination’s tourism leaders the time for procrastination has passed and the industry needs to act now if the Solomon Islands is to achieve its goals – specifically positioning tourism as the country’s key economic driver.

12 July 2017

Tourism A “Catalyst” For The Solomon Islands’ Economic Future

Underlining the importance with which his government views the tourism sector as a positive contributor and catalyst for the Solomon Islands economic future, Prime Minister the Hon. Manasseh Damukana Sogavare has officially opened the ‘Invest to Preserve’ forum at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara.