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Gilgit-Baltistan makes it to CNN Travel’s List of Must-Visit Destinations for 2025
Pakistan Observer
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January 3, 2025
Gilgit-Baltistan Beautiful destination with breathtaking mountain scenery; home to many high peaks including K2. Almaty, Kazakhstan Thriving arts scene, Neo Nomad cuisine, easy access to Tian Shan mountains, historic museums. Andaman and Nicobar...
Bridging the Pacific: The visa-free travel debate
Pacific Media Network
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The prospect of granting visa-free travel to Pacific island nations has been an ongoing debate in New Zealand. While there are significant benefits, such as strengthening economic and diplomatic relationships with the Pacific, several issues...
Pacific Tourism Organisation’s First-Ever Business Confidence Index in Kiribati Unveils Local Businesses’ on Tourism Development
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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December 3, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) completed its first-ever Business Confidence Index survey (BCI) in Kiribati, offering invaluable insights into local businesses’ views on tourism in the country. Conducted...
Tourist arrivals help Pacific economic growth - ADB
RNZ
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September 25, 2024
Bob Lisale drinks coconut milk as he watches the king tides pound the coast of Funafuti Atoll, 19 February 2004, home to nearly half of Tuvalu's entire population of 11,500. Tuvaluans fear that global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions,...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Showcases the Pacific’s Beauty at China International Travel Mart 2024
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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December 2, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), alongside six member countries—Kiribati, Cook Islands, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu—proudly participated in the China International Travel Mart (CITM) 2024, Asia’s largest travel trade event....
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Niue Tourism Office Unveil Key Insights from 2024 International Visitor Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 18, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI), has collaborated with the Niue Tourism Office to release its latest International Visitor Survey (IVS) report, covering January to June 2024. This...
What a Niue Christmas in Aotearoa looks like to me
Pacific Media Network
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The smell of roast lamb, chop suey, and the delicious takihi dish sums up my Christmas morning. As Christmas Day nears, I reflect on how this special holiday has been celebrated over the years. This year will be a bit different, as my family now...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Samoa Tourism Authority Release Key Insights from International Visitor Survey
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 22, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA), released the International Visitor Survey (IVS) report for the period January to June 2024. Published under SPTO’s Pacific Tourism Data Initiative, the...
58 Visa-Free Destinations For Indian Passport Holders This Summer
Gulf Insider
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July 7, 2025
Looking to travel this summer as an Indian passport holder? Good news, Indian travelers can visit up to 58 destinations visa-free. The top destinations are placed throughout Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Aside from these...
Traveller Information Services Association (TISA)
PreventionWeb
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August 28, 2024
Themes - Any - Advocacy and media Capacity development Children and Youth Civil Society/NGOs Climate change Community-based DRR Critical infrastructure Cultural heritage Disaster risk management Early warning Economics of DRR Education and school...
Which countries can you travel to without a visa with a Haitian passport?
Haiti Libre
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Haiti - FLASH : Which countries can you travel to without a visa with a Haitian passport? 04/12/2024 07:27:05 According to the information available on the visa policies and requirements of each destination, these for Haitian passports are...
‘Constitution belongs to everybody’: Niue Speaker Douglas
Pacific News Service
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The Speaker of the Niue Assembly says the recent referendum has significantly improved the role of the Parliamentary Select Committee. Hima Douglas, who has served as Speaker since 2020, shared his insights into Niue’s parliamentary processes. He...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Unveils 2024 Tonga Tourism Survey: Vital Data on Visitor Trends and Economic Influence
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 3, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Tonga Tourism Authority, and Tonga Statistics Department, has published the latest results from the 2024 International Visitor Survey (IVS) for Tonga. This...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Cook Islands Tourism Release Key Insights from International Visitor Surveys
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 23, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through the Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) in collaboration with the Cook Islands Tourism (CIT), has released five comprehensive reports based on the International Visitor Survey (IVS). These...
Speech - ‘The Path Less Travelled’
Scoop
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Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs Before beginning today, we would like to acknowledge the French Institute of International Relations. You have contributed to debates about international affairs over a long period of time, and we...
SPTO and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority release Key Findings from International Visitor Surveys
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 23, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), through its Pacific Tourism Data Initiative (PTDI) and in collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), has published two significant reports from the International Visitor...
Niue walking the talk on protecting 100% of its Ocean space
Pacific News Service
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The Government and people of Niue, in collaboration with Tofia Niue through the Niue Ocean Wide (NOW) public private partnership, today announced bold new marine legislation passed in November 2021, that will ensure sustainable use across its...
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...
Traditional Niue music archives to be released after 40 years
Pacific Media Network
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Niue and members of the public will soon have access to precious music archives from the 1980s. University of Auckland (UoA) will launch the Richard Moyle Survey of traditional music of Niue in January next year. The collection will feature audio...
SPTE 2025: Register Now for the 9th South Pacific Tourism Exchange!
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 18, 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...