AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCruise-to-resort shift: Royal Caribbean says it will buy a 50% stake in Sandals Resorts (about US$3b), giving it access to Sandals and Beaches all-inclusive properties across the Caribbean—another sign cruise brands want to sell full land-and-sea holidays under one umbrella. Work pathways for Vanuatu travellers: Australia has confirmed the PALM scheme eligible countries for work placements, including Vanuatu, alongside Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Tonga and Timor-Leste. Vanuatu in the Pacific spotlight: Pacific Tourism Invest Australia appoints Ben Urquhart as Senior North Pacific tourism advisor to help make regional tourism offerings easier to package and sell in Australia, with Vanuatu included in the wider North Pacific push. Maritime safety reminder: A new boat tragedy in PNG adds pressure on the region to improve safety and make weather guidance clearer for sea travel—an issue Vanuatu has been raising after the MV Matui disaster. Ocean conservation funding: Bezos Earth Fund grants support marine protected areas across the Pacific, including Vanuatu, backing larger-scale protection and cross-border coordination.
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