Vanuatu Council Of Ministers Endorses National Cruise Tourism Management Committee

The National Cruise Tourism Management Committee (NCTMC) has been officially established and endorsed by the Council of Ministers on the 4th March 2021. The committee will be chaired by the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Industry, Cooperatives and Ni-Vanuatu Business and will act as the peak national body to manage, co-ordinate and supervise all aspects of cruise tourism development in Vanuatu and when required, to advise the Minister and COM in all matters pertaining to cruise tourism development and growth. The NCTMC will implement the Vanuatu Sustainable Cruise Tourism Plan which is a component of the recently adopted Vanuatu Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2021 to 2025.

The NCTMC will comprise of the following representatives who are appointed by the Minister of Tourism as members of the committee:-

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The NCTMC will monitor and evaluate each of the cruise tourism segments (cruise ships, expedition ships and yachting) under the guidelines provided by the Vanuatu Sustainable Tourism Policy 2019 to 2030 and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) destination criteria. This will require ongoing social and environmental impact assessment and analysis to reduce longer-term cost implications. A sustainable cruise tourism approach will aim for three key elements of success:

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This provides a policy framework to reduce high leakages from tourism earnings, develop measures to minimise the impact of cruise tourism on the environment and the traditional culture, protect traditional knowledge, protect areas of high biodiversity value, promote Ni Vanuatu entrepreneurship and instil Vanuatu values to guide how the cruise tourism industry is developed.

Source: Vanuatu Department of Tourism