Malo e Lelei! Tonga Tourism Week - Nuku'alofa, Tonga.

south-pacific.travel in conjunction with the Tonga Ministry of Tourism will host “Tonga Tourism Week” from Monday 22 October to Friday 26 October 2007.

The weeklong activities in Nuku’alofa will consist of the organisation’s Board of Directors meeting on Monday 22, Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday 23 to be followed by a serious of regional workshops organised by south-pacific.travel with the technical and financial support from PRO€INVEST.  PRO€INVEST is a programme of the Group of ACP States and the European Commission for the promotion of investment and technology transfers in ACP countries. Its management has been entrusted to the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) under the supervision of EuropeAid Cooperation Office of the European Commission (EuropeAid).

The first workshop on Wednesday 24 October will be conducted by UNESCAP on Tourism and Poverty Alleviation.  Thursday 25 October will feature Cruise Shipping in the Pacific and Friday 26 October will be the regional workshop on Green Tourism.

Mr Tony Everitt, south-pacific.travel’s Chief Executive said, “ this exciting week of events will be a great opportunity for Tonga to showcase and highlight its tourism assets.  The regional participants from around the Pacific will get a chance to experience what Tonga has to offer.  These events will certainly attract long-term opportunities for Tonga, he said”. 

Interested audiences who would like to participate in the Tonga Tourism Week Workshops can contact Esther Morrel on e-mail emorrel@south-pacific.travel for registration details and information.

Click on the links below to view provisional workshop programmes.

UNESCAP Workshop on Expanding the Role of Tourism in  Poverty Reduction - 24th October 2007

south-pacific.travel Workshop on Cruise Shipping in the Pacific - 25th October 2007

south-pacific.travel Workshop on Regional Action Strategy for Green Tourism - 26th October 2007