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Pacific Tourism Organisation And Its Membership To Benefit From Gender Mainstreaming Exercise
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 8, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) will partner with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) to conduct an organisational gender audit and boost the mainstreaming of the economic empowerment of...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Welcomes Fiji’s Permanent Secretary for Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 6, 2023
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) was pleased to host Fiji’s newly appointed Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Ms. Salaseini Daunabuna, at its Suva office on Wednesday 22nd February. Ms. Daunabuna met with SPTO CEO...
SI-Vanuatu Bilateral Senior Officials Conclude Meeting in Torres and Banks Province, Vanuatu.
Solomon Islands Government
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May 23, 2023
SI-Vanuatu Bilateral Senior Officials Conclude Meeting in Torres and Banks Province, Vanuatu. Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Senior Government Officials have successfully conducted the SI-Vanuatu Bilateral Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) at Rah...
Joint visit gathers data on climate change impacts on Vanuatu’s Tanna Island
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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May 1, 2023
01 May 2023, Port Vila - Vanuatu was hit by an unprecedented two severe tropical cyclones within 48 hours in February. Cyclones Judy and Kevin caused major damage to Vanuatu’s roads and bridges, crops and coastal fisheries, underscoring how...
SPREP project assists Vanuatu Government’s response to twin cyclone disaster
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 28, 2023
21 April, 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu was hit by two severe tropical cyclones within 48 hours between 1–3 March, an unprecedented series of climate events for the southwestern Pacific tropical cyclone (TC) basin. Severe TC Judy struck...
Climate Watch App being developed for Vanuatu a first for the Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 19, 2023
17 April 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Vanuatu is currently testing a ground-breaking application that looks to provide a solution to data collection challenges faced by Pacific Island countries, particularly on species and how they interact with...
Procurement of new weather radar for Vanuatu endorsed by Van-KIRAP Technical Working Group
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 15, 2023
13 April 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu – The Vanuatu Klaemet Infomesen blong Redy, Adapt mo Protekt (Van-KIRAP) Project Technical Working Group (TWG) today endorsed the procurement of a new weather radar for Vanuatu, which will greatly boost the...
Van-KIRAP provides support for more climate resilient infrastructure in Vanuatu
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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April 14, 2023
12 April 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu – Existing infrastructure in Vanuatu, such as bridges, culverts, and drainages, were built using old climate data and climatology from the past 30 years. Due to the increasing impacts of climate change on...
4 Reasons to Add the Pacific to Your Travel Bucket List in 2023
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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January 9, 2023
The Pacific is considered to be one of the most culturally diverse regions in the world. Even though most of the island nations are misconceived to be similar to one another, upon visiting and immersing oneself in the various cultures across the...
The Top Pacific Islands Travel Show is Coming. Here’s What You need Know.
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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December 21, 2022
With 20 countries and more than 30,000 islands to explore, the Pacific Islands have become some of the top tourism destinations in the world in 2022. As travelers want to explore new places, either by themselves or with groups, destinations like...
Intent to Open U.S. Embassy Port Vila, Republic of Vanuatu
U.S. Department of State
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March 31, 2023
To further strengthen the bilateral relationship, the U.S. Department of State has conveyed the U.S. intent to the Ni-Vanuatu Government to open an embassy in the Republic of Vanuatu, subject to Congressional notification. Consistent with the U.S....
Pacific Tourism Organisation partners with MasterCard on Tourism Data Insights Project
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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December 14, 2022
As an advocate for sustainable tourism development in the region, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has partnered with Mastercard on a project to provide data on Pacific Island tourism pre, during and post Covid. The Pacific Islands have...
Fiji affirms Commitment to Improving Regional Sustainable Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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December 14, 2022
Fiji affirmed its commitment to being part of the regional sustainable tourism cohesion as it signed the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment in Suva this week. Fiji becomes the 14th Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) member to...
A Partnership Arrangement Signed Between The Vanuatu Tourism Office & New Caledonia Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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December 7, 2022
A Partnership Arrangement was signed between Vanuatu’s Minister of Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business (MTTCNVB), Hon. Matai Seremaiah Nawalu and the President of New Caledonia Tourism, Hon. Michael Forrest, who is also the President...
Noble Kava Knoxville Hosts Disaster-Relief Benefit for Vanuatu
EIN Presswire
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April 5, 2023
Destroyed villages will receive 100% of proceeds from drinks and sales at Noble Kava Knoxville fundraiser KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES, April 5, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Noble Kava, Knoxville's premier non-alcoholic herbal bar featuring...
National Tourism Organisations Welcome SPTO Content Strategy Training
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 23, 2022
Fifteen National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) welcomed Pacific Tourism Organisations (SPTO) consulting partner Trove Tourism Development Advisors, for the three-day training on Digital Content Strategy last week (November 16-18). The training was...
Cook Islands and American Samoa affirms Commitment to Improving Regional Tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 9, 2022
The Cook Islands and American Samoa affirmed their commitment to being part of the regional sustainable tourism cohesion as they signed the Pacific Leader’s Sustainable Tourism Commitment at the Pacific Sustainable Tourism Leadership Summit in the...
SPTO Commends Tuvalu, Samoa, And Vanuatu’s Recognition In 100 Geological Heritage Sites Globally
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 2, 2022
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) congratulates its SPTO members Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Samoa for being recognised by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) 100 Geological Heritage Sites globally. Three sites from the Pacific...
Domestic Tourism Campaign
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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October 11, 2022
Home Domestic Tourism Campaign 7th October 2022 Launched in May 2020 and still ongoing, the #SapotemLokolTurism campaign is a domestic tourism marketing program developed by the Vanuatu Tourism Office to build consumer interest and demand for...
Liaocheng City having established friendly and cooperative relations with Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu
Benzinga
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February 10, 2023
LIAOCHENG, China, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Liaocheng City and Port Vila, the capital of the Republic of Vanuatu, held a signing ceremony for friendly cooperative relations with each other. Li Minggang, Ambassador Extraordinary and...