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The entire world is on a travel lockdown with the Covid-19 pandemic as 100 percent of global destinations have travel restrictions in place and 72 percent have completely closed their borders to international visitors, according to new research from the United Nations World Tourism Organization.
The South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has officially announced the 5th South Pacific Tourism Exchange 2018 to be held in Adelaide, Australia on April 12th and 13th, 2018.
Tourist arrivals in the Pacific ACP and SPTO member countries increased by 18.4% in the second quarter of this year when compared to the first quarter. This increase is in line with the global momentum of tourism growth with international tourist arrivals reaching 6% growth compared to 4.7% in the previous quarter.
The South Pacific Tourism Organisation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission (PTI China) last Friday to establish a partnership to progress areas of mutual interest in the promotion and growth of the Pacific’s tourism industry in the Chinese market.
The World Bank will present its blueprint for Pacific success — which sees tourism as the “crucial economic backbone” — at the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum.