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Pacific Tourism Organisation’s First-Ever Community Attitudes Survey in Kiribati Unveils Local Perspectives on Tourism Development
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 11, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) completed its first-ever Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) in Kiribati, offering invaluable insights into local residents’ views on tourism development and its impact on the...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Releases Key IVS and CAS Reports through the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 11, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) through the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative is pleased to announce the release of several key International Visitor Survey (IVS) and Community Attitudes Survey (CAS) reports, covering the 10 Pacific Island...
Pacific news in brief for 1 July
RNZ
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July 1, 2025
Niue government buildings Photo: RNZ/ Sally Round Niue - budget Health, education, social welfare and government salaries have receives a boost in the Niue government's new NZ$12.5 million (US$7.6m) deficit budget. Last week, the island's finance...
Pacific tourism sectors develop strategies for sustainable and resilient tourism
Matangi Tonga Online
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October 30, 2024
Tourism, climate, and conservation practitioners gathered in Nadi, Fiji, this week to share experiences and develop practices aimed at building climate resilience in the sustainable and regenerative tourism sector - emerging concepts that can have...
Global Peace Torch arrives in Niue for the first time
Television Niue
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November 8, 2024
Locals across the motu took part in the world’s largest peace torch relay this week. From the young to the elderly, many hit the road on foot and bike as a symbolic peace torch was handed through village to village. Promoted by Sri Chinmoy...
Pacific Tourism Organisation in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Kiribati Release Key Insights of Visitor Arrivals from Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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September 30, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) in consultation with the Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK), released its latest findings from the Visitor Arrival Survey conducted over six months from...
Pacific island Niue wants seat at Commonwealth leaders table
KFGO - North Dakota
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October 23, 2024
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – Niue celebrated 50 years of self-government on Saturday, with Britain’s King Charles issuing a congratulatory video, but the Pacific Island state is excluded from this week’s Commonwealth leaders meeting, and its...
Registration opened for ninth South Pacific Tourism Exchange
Travel Daily Media
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October 22, 2024
Registrations are now open for the 9th South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) scheduled for 9 and 10 May 2025. The event will be held at the luxurious Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa in the heart of Fiji’s vibrant tourism hub, Nadi. This is...
Register Now for the 9th South Pacific Tourism Exchange!
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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October 21, 2024
Registrations are now open for the 9th South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) on May 9-10, 2025, at the luxurious Crowne Plaza Fiji Nadi Bay Resort & Spa in the heart of Fiji’s vibrant tourism hub, Nadi. This is the Pacific’s largest and most...
Cook Islands delegation heads to Niue for 50th anniversary
Cook Island News
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October 18, 2024
Prime Minister Mark Brown is leading a delegation of Parliament members and representatives of the Cook Islands Niuean community, to Niue for its 50th self-governance celebration this Saturday. Close to 2000 of Niue’s population will be...
Governor-General heads to Niue to mark 50 year celebrations
TP+
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October 17, 2024
Dame Cindy Kiro. Photo: Newshub Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro will travel to Niue to mark 50 years of Niue’s self-government in free association with New Zealand. Dame Cindy will join the people of Niue, Pacific leaders and members of the...
Governor-General Visit To Niue – Government House
The Daily Blog
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October 17, 2024
The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro and Dr Richard Davies will travel to Niue on Saturday 19 th October to represent New Zealand during celebrations to mark 50 years of Niue’s self-government in free association with New Zealand. Dame...
NZ Governor-General heading to Niue for celebrations
RNZ
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October 17, 2024
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone New Zealand's Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro and her husband, Dr Richard Davies, will travel to Niue on Saturday to represent Aotearoa during celebrations to mark 50 years of Niue's self-government in free...
Governor-General Visit To Niue
Pacific Scoop
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October 16, 2024
Press Release – Government House Dame Cindy will address the Niue Assembly in her role as Governor-General of the Realm of New Zealand. (The Realm countries are Niue, the Cook Islands and Tokelau.) This will be her first visit to Niue. The...
Excitement builds for Niue’s 50th celebrations
Pacific Media Network
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The official commemoration of Niue’s 50 years of self-governance will take place this Saturday, with thousands arriving in the lead-up to this historic event. Niue gained self-government on 3 September 1974 and now exists as a self-governing state...
Pacific Cohort Peer-to-Peer Session Advances Climate Action in Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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September 10, 2024
On August 22nd, the first Pacific Cohort Peer-to-Peer Exchange was held as part of the Climate Champion and Destination Management Training initiative. This session brought together 19 participants, including representatives from eight selected...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 11, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Samoa’s $25 Million Air Travel Hub Opens
Talamua
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October 18, 2024
By Lise Schmidt/ Apia, Samoa – 18 October 2024 – The new terminal designed to accommodate expected increased air traffic ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was unveiled yesterday. The $25 million regional terminal at...
The adoption of international travel measures during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive analysis
Globalization and Health
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October 4, 2024
To describe the number, type, and targets of international travel measures adopted during the first year of the pandemic, we constructed a dataset based on previously generated COVID-19 policy response trackers [19]. We first identified and...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Shares Key Findings for Niue in New IVS Report
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 30, 2024
Through the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) collaborated with the Niue Tourism Office to conduct the International Visitor Survey (IVS) to release the latest findings for Niue. This survey provides...