Japanese global trading firm Sojitz Corporation and the Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) had signed an agreement in July to work together in getting airplane companies to open more flights to Palau and also to promote the country as a destination. Ayako Mochizuki of Sojitz’s Aerospace and Transportation Project Division told the Times in an interview […]
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PVA, Airai collaborate for Belau Kids Summer Program
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) and Airai State Government worked together to organize a Belau Kids summer program from July 8 to July 12 where children were given an opportunity to spend five days learning more about Palauan culture, traditional knowledge and practices. On the first day, the Belau kids were presented an introduction to […]
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Chinese tourist arrivals doubled in February
Visitor arrivals from China doubled up in February if compared to January tourism performance, according to the recent statistics from the Palau Visitors Authority (PVA). PVA statistics revealed that Chinese tourists that visited Palau last February reached 4,070, which is twice higher than the Chinese tourists arrivals in January which was only at 2,083. It […]
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PVA calls on youth to consider tourism as a career
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) is encouraging the youth to consider tourism as a career and that it will work with Palau High School (PHS) to help support skill and development programs to enable young people to enter the tourism industry. PVA Chairman of the Board, Ngirai Tmetuchl and officials met on Thursday with educators […]
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Remengesau asks Congress to put in more money to tourism
President Tommy Remengesau Jr. is asking the Olbiil Era Kelulau(OEK) to put in more money to the Palau Visitor’s Authority (PVA) to help attract more visitors and development of marketing strategies to key tourism markets. In a supplemental budget submitted yesterday to OEK, the president is requesting lawmakers to earmark an amount of $455,000 “to focus marketing […]
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PVA chair underscores the need to eliminate “nickel-and-diming” reputation
Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) Chairman of the Board Ngiraibelas Tmetuchl had named several challenges in the promotion of Palau’s tourism and one of these is the need to eliminate the “nickel-and-diming reputation.” Speaking before the senate as a guest during the first session of the year, Tmetuchl said that the PVA is faced with a […]