#Tourism

Mar 15, 20231 min read

Samoan tourism bouncing back, but recovery ongoing

Samoa's visitor arrivals have boosted the country's tourism sector recovery rate to 60 percent, but the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA)...

Jan 31, 20231 min read

'It's tough for operators to break even' Cook Islands tourism council says

Cook Islands tourism operators are struggling with an unusually tough off-season, with some worrying they will lose their local...

Sep 21, 20221 min read

Koreans flocking to Northern Marianas as tourism returns

The Northern Mariana Islands had a surge of visitors last month as the lifting of pandemic restrictions has led to more international...

Jun 13, 20221 min read

Tourist chief welcomes reopening of borders to tourists

A tourism organisation is hoping that at least ten Pacific nations will be open again to tourists by the end of the year. Fiji, Tahiti,...

May 9, 20221 min read

Professor: let's call it what it is, a climate crisis

A professor of Pacific studies says the increase in the frequency of natural disasters and land erosions, and rising ocean temperatures,...

May 6, 20221 min read

Niue ready to open travel bubble with New Zealand

Niue's quarantine free travel bubble with Aotearoa and the resumption of weekly passenger flights starts on June 27. Niue is one of very...

May 5, 20221 min read

World Bank plan to improve Marshall Islands' urban areas

The World Bank has approved a new project to strengthen the climate resilience, safety, and livability of urban areas of the Marshall...

May 4, 20221 min read

Samoa to reopen borders from August

Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa announced on Monday major changes to Samoa's State of Emergency orders. Fiame said Samoa's high...