Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) Chairman Ngiraibelas Tmetuchl said that Palau’s crackdown on criminals helps build Palau’s reputation as a safe haven for both tourists and investors. In an interview, Tmetuchl said that PVA welcomes the implementation of the Executive Order to ban foreign nationals with felony records from entering and doing business in the country […]
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Decline in the number of visitors this year: PVA report
The number of tourists visiting Palau up till last month has fallen by 9,608 with total visitors being 34,636 compared to 44,244 last year, suggests Palau Visitor Authority (PVA) report. Last month has shown less number of tourists visiting Palau with a decrease of 1,953 as compared to last year’s April that touched 10,337 visitor […]
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Few North Korean tourists visit Palau in past years
Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) statistics revealed that there had been a few North Koreans visiting Palau in the past years. Statistics from PVA showed that since 2008, a total of 71 North Korean tourists had been in Palau. When asked for a breakdown of tourist arrival statistics, PVA revealed that there had been three North […]
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Site assessment for Alii Pass Program starts
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) started site assessment for the Alii Pass program on Friday last week at Anguar. PVA’s role in this program is merely to add value where it is marketable and exciting to travelers and the residents without drastically changing what Angaur already has to offer. According to PVA, Anguar has tremendous […]
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Memorandum of Understanding to start the Alii Pass program signed
On Friday last week the Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ngchesar State Government to formally start the Alii Pass program between PVA and Ngchesar State. Alii Pass program, previously known as the One Stop Shop program, aims to enhance the State’s attractions such as the Mesekelat Reserve and waterfalls […]
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One Stop Shop program now Alii Pass program
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) One Stop Shop program is now officially called ‘Alii Pass program’. The name change is to distinguish the National Government’s One Stop Shop building program from PVA’s program. The work behind the Palau Visitors Authority Alii Pass program was piloted in 2018. Since then, the Alii Pass program has welcomed […]