President Tommy Remengesau Jr. assures the tourism industry members on Tuesday at the BTA general membership meeting that he sees a future growth in the tourism industry despite the decline in tourist numbers in recent years. “It was with members of the tourism industry and the business community and the numbers they provided that led […]
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Taiwan embassy contributes $18K for Palau’s tourism promotion
Palau Visitors Authority (“PVA”), would like to recognize Taiwan embassy for its generous support of USD18, 000.00 towards the promotion of Palau’s tourism. PVA represented by Stephanie Nakamura, Managing Director of PVA was presented with the check by H.E. Wallace M.G. Chow, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the Republic […]
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KONQER 2018 re-lives Yapese journey to obtain stone money from Palau
More surprises await the participants of this year’s KONQER in Palau but to get a better idea of this year’s biggest obstacle race event in the country, one should review a little bit of history as organizers revealed that the event will be based on the story of how the Yapese obtained their famous stone […]
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Visitor arrivals up from July despite decrease in flights
Visitors arrivals for the month of August went up by 2,000 compared to July of this year, based on the report released by Palau Visitors Authority. Still arrival numbers for August this year are below the arrival numbers for the same time last year. The decline in total visitor arrivals compared to same time last […]
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Largest luxury hotel in Palau eyed to open in 2020
The largest luxury hotel in Palau is expected to rise in 2020 in Ngchemyangel Hamlet in Aimeliik State following the groundbreaking ceremony of the Wyndham Global Resort on Friday, July 27. Wyndham Global Resort, which will offer 593 rooms that include 132 hotel guestrooms and over 400 villas, will surpass the accommodations capacity of existing […]
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PPA’s suspension of flights is not the end of Chinese tourists: Palau President
President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. expressed his optimism that Palau will overcome the challenges faced by its tourism industry, the country’s strongest economic driver, saying that Palau is a resilient country and his people have always come together as a nation. Sea Passion Group’s recent announcement of halting service flights through its airline, Palau Pacific Airways […]