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Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals Declined in July 2025
State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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August 28, 2025
Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: August 28, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals and total visitor spending in July...
Tourism Off to a Positive Start for 2025
State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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February 27, 2025
Posted on Feb 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 792,177 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...
ADB, Cook Islands Enhance the Resilience of Rarotonga Airport Operations
Asian Development Bank
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December 13, 2024
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $2 million grant agreement with the Government of the Cook Islands to boost support for an ongoing project, which is improving Cook Islands resilience to...
Te Ipukarea Society Leads Sustainable Tourism Efforts to Preserve Paradise in the Cook Islands
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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April 8, 2024
Standing as a beacon of environmental stewardship in the Cook Islands, Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) a Non Government Environmental Organisation (NGO) is devoted to safeguarding the cherished beauty of Ipukarea for posterity. Founded on the principle...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Team up with the Cook Islands for Data Excellence Workshop
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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March 25, 2024
This week, the Pacific Tourism Organisation has teamed up with the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation to conduct a week-long in-country training focused on data initiatives and the Digital Measurement and Benchmarking Dashboard under the Pacific...
Clicktripz Fuels Global Tourism Collaboration in the 100 Travel Innovations Campaign
EIN Presswire
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November 12, 2024
Driving Change in Travel: Partnership Enhances Visibility of Sustainable Tourism Innovations AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, November 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Clicktripz, one of the world’s largest travel ad networks, is making a significant...
Tourism practitioners from Island destinations deliberate on critical challenges and opportunities for a better type of tourism
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 13, 2024
The second convening of the Communities of Practice for Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism and Climate Data was held 23rd – 25th April in Honolulu, Hawaii. Organised by the Local2030 Islands Network and funded by the National Oceanic and...
Pacific Resort Hotel Group, Cook Islands Tourism and Air New Zealand Launch Cook Islands Tourism Leadership Programme
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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November 17, 2023
Air New Zealand, Cook Islands Tourism, and Pacific Resort Hotel Group are delighted to announce the establishment of the Cook Islands Tourism Leadership Programme. This initiative underscores Pacific Resort Hotel Groups’ commitment to supporting...
World Tourism Day: 100 Solutions Shaping the Future of Sustainable Travel
EIN Presswire
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September 27, 2024
Global Destinations Unite to Showcase Travel Innovations Spanning Six Continents AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On World Tourism Day, Destination Think proudly unveils 100 Travel Innovations, a groundbreaking...
Global Destinations Join Together to Launch 100 Innovations for Sustainable Travel
EIN Presswire
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September 26, 2024
Collaborating to Accelerate the Future of Responsible Travel with Proven Innovations from 35+ Countries AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, September 27, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As World Tourism Day begins, Destination Think proudly unveils 100 Travel...
PM SOGAVARE RECEIVED COURTESY CALL FROM COOK ISLANDS PM
Solomon Islands Government
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November 27, 2023
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this morning has received a courtesy call from the Prime Minister of Cook Islands, honorable Mark Brown. PM Sogavare’s counterpart PM Brown will be in Honiara for three days to witness Cook Islands athletes...
Cook Islands Tourism advances Transformative Tourism Research
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 16, 2023
As part of a regional study led by the Griffith Institute for Tourism, the Cook Islands are looking to develop new and improved ways of measuring tourism’s role and impact on community wellbeing. For the Cook Islands, regenerative destination...
Cook Islands adopts regenerative approach to Tourism Development
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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May 16, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many vulnerabilities in the tourism sector; for some, this was the window of opportunity to rethink tourism. One pathway is through this concept that has increasingly received attention as an approach to tourism...
Foreign Minister Manele meets with Cook Islands PM and Forum Chair.
Solomon Islands Government
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November 13, 2023
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Honuorable Jeremiah Manele (MP) met with the Prime Minister of Cook Islands and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum the Honourable Mark Brown at the margins of the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum...
Foreign Minister Manele meets with PIF Forum Chair & Prime Minister of Cook Islands.
Solomon Islands Government
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September 19, 2023
Foreign Minister Manele meets with PIF Forum Chair & Prime Minister of Cook Islands. Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Honourable Jeremiah Manele (MP), met with the Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of Cook...
July 2024 Visitor Statistics Showed Some Signs of Improvement in Tourism Industry
State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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August 29, 2024
Posted on Aug 29, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: August 29, 2024 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals declined slightly but total...
PM meets counterpart from the Cook Islands in Indonesia
Vietnam News
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September 7, 2023
VIETNAM, September 7 - JAKARTA — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met his counterpart from the Cook Islands Mark Brown in Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday, within the framework of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings. The two PMs once again...
Pacific Tourism Organisation and Vanuatu Tourism Office Collaborate on Data Analytics Capacity-Building Workshop in Port Vila
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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July 7, 2024
As the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in-country visits continue, the SPTO team, in collaboration with the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO), was in Port Vila from July 1 to July 5 to conduct a week-long capacity-building workshop. The workshop...
Tourism Industry Continued to Show Weakness in January 2024
State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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February 29, 2024
Posted on Feb 29, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: February 29, 2024 HONOLULU—In January 2024, total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands (763,480 visitors, -3.6%) and total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars ($1.81 billion,...
Pacific Tourism Organisation Partners with FSM-Yap to Drive Data Excellence for Sustainable Development
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 21, 2024
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in collaboration with the Yap Visitors Bureau (YVB) conducted a week-long in-country workshop (June 10-14) focused on data initiatives and the Digital Measurement and Benchmarking Dashboard under the Pacific...