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Fiji stands a good chance of attracting more tourists from the other markets apart from Australia and New Zealand. Faced with competitive markets from Bali, Maldives, and other smaller countries, Fiji is hopeful that with more attractive marketing, more tourists will opt to visit the country. The South Pacific Tourism […]

Nanuku’s Planet Auberge program recognised for its social and sustainable commitment at the 2019 Travel Daily Sustainability Summit. The inaugural Sustainability Summit saw the tourism industry gather to share best practices in travel to preserve the planet for future generations. Hosted by Travel Daily key note speakers, panellists and general […]

Jacqui Evans won the Goldman Environmental Prize after leading a five-year campaign to better protect Cook Islands waters. Her work led to the Marae Moana Act which established marine protected areas and banned large-scale commercial fishing and seabed mining within 50 nautical miles of the 15 Cook Islands. Jacqui Evans said she […]

Falefata Hele Ei Matatia, the chief executive of Samoa 2019, made the announcement at a press conference that included the launch of the “Greening of the Games” slogan and campaign that begins this week. “The decision to go plastic-free during the Games is a bold one and is aligned to […]

Experiential & agricultural tourism is growing globally, travelers looking to connect with their holiday destination in more culturally immersive ways. We’re scoping the landscape for existing & potential agricultural experiences as tourism products across Fiji, Vanuatu & Tonga. Findings will inform future targeted research to support the development of this […]

To coincide with the Mana Tiaki week, Cook Islands Tourism helped launch the new Mana Tiaki Eco Certification.  This was held at the Discover Marine and Wildlife Eco Centre in Arorangi on Wednesday the 3rd of April. The Mana Tiaki Eco Certification often referred to as eco accreditation or green […]

New Zealand’s Reserve Bank is joining central banks of South Pacific islands to mitigate the impact of climate change on financial systems. The effort will involve the Network for Greening the Financial System, an international group of central banks co-ordinating work on climate change and fostering investment in green technology. […]

Rosemary Steinberg, of the University of New South Wales, said the islanders need to work closely with local corporations and businesses to help make their reefs more resilient. She added they could then petition their governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “I think that all of this is completely reversible […]

An inaugural Fautasi Symposium and exhibit will be hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa and American Samoa Historic Preservation Office this year. The Fautasi Symposium will be held at the Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center on April 10-12, 2019, which includes an opening ceremony, lectures and discussion […]

Are you a policy-maker or destination manager in a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) interested in learning more about sustainable tourism management? Then be sure to join us for the upcoming online learning course “Sustainable Tourism for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) – Policy-Maker edition” which will take place from April 25th to […]

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK), the world’s largest leisure travel company, today announced it has been honored by maritime industry peers with the Greenest Shipowner of the Year Neptune Award, which recognizes a company that has shown excellence in reducing environmental impact in the operation of its fleet in the […]

The ‘Promoting Nutritious Food Systems in the Pacific’ Project Assistant Sema Bainivalu was a recent participant of an AgriTourism Talanoa Experience event  organised by the Pacific Agribusiness Research in Development Initiative (PARDI2), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Pacific Islands Farmers Organization (PIFON). The event was held at the Tokatoka Resort on 27 […]

Today (15th March), the head of Chinese delegation, Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment, and Joyce Msuya, Acting Head of UN Environment, jointly announced that China will host the global World Environment Day celebrations on 5 June 2019 with a theme of air pollution. Approximately 7 million people worldwide […]

The world today laid the groundwork for a radical shift to a more sustainable future, where innovation will be harnessed to tackle environmental challenges, the use of throwaway plastics will be significantly reduced, and development will no longer cost the earth. After five days of talks at the Fourth UN […]

Applications are invited for suitably qualified Pacific Island Country nationals for Graduate Scholarships to undertake a Master’s Degree or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by research only at the University of the South Pacific (USP). Eight awards are tenable from mid-2019. The research will involve fieldwork and data analysis related […]

It was a historic moment for the People of Yacata Island when the New Zealand High Commissioner Jonathan Curr visited their village yesterday to officially open the Rain Water Harvesting System Project and the Village Cooperative Store. Yacata was one of the many places that suffered major devastation from Cyclone […]

Ambitious dreams have now become a reality as the Ocean Cleanup deploys its $20 million system designed to clean up the 1.8 trillion pieces of trash floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Check out another Forbes piece on how Ocean Cleanup aims to reuse and recycle the ocean plastic. The floating boom system was […]

SUSTAINABILITY ON TAP. CHEERS TO THAT Nanuku Auberge Resort’s commitment to social and sustainable tourism is as deep-seated as it is boundless. Nanuku maintains an organic fruit and vegetable nursery along with 28 indigenous plants using only organic compost. Everything from dragon fruit to cacao is harvested in Nanuku’s rich, […]

Fiji had the opportunity to showcase tourism Fijian Made Products through the International Mediterranean Tourism Market 2019 Exhibition. This attracted more than 50,000 visitors from many parts of the world. The Exhibition that was held in Tel Aviv Israel, and provided Fiji’s Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the unique […]

Tourism Solomons CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto has expressed grave concern for the impact the oil spillage continuing to flow from a grounded bulk carrier on pristine Rennell Island holds for both the local community and the country’s tourism fortunes.   While praising Australia and New Zealand’s swift response to calls […]