Japan Prime Minister’s Special Advisor Kentaro Sonoura visited Palau for the second time this year to meet with the local officials and discuss some cooperation in the areas of tourism and fisheries. In an interview with the Times, Sonoura said that he had an engagement with President Tommy Remengesau, Jr., Vice President Raynold Oilouch, State […]
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Taiwan Foreign Minister says talks underway to increase Taiwan-Palau flights to five times a week
Visiting Taiwan Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu said that the Taiwan government is now working on increasing flights to Palau to five times a week next year in its move to help safeguard the tourism industry of its allies in the Pacific region. Wu, who is currently in Palau to attend the state funeral of […]
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Honorary consul general sees Palau’s potential to get more Indian tourists
Palau’s Honorary Consul General to India Neeraj A Sharma said that he sees a lot of potential for Palau to tap into the Indian market to increase its tourist arrivals, citing that more than 50% of Indians spent their money in foreign travels. A Sharma, in an interview with the Times, said that Palau has […]
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BOT plans on creating a vetting process for AirBnBs
The Bureau of Tourism is planning to create a vetting process for the AirBnB with a perspective of maintaining quality and provide better experience to tourists. AirBnB is an online platform where an individual can list their space to host people and earn money and also book accommodations in other AirBnBs homes. “We have over […]
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PVA develops historical site to provide night activities for tourists
The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA) collaborated with the Ngarchelong State in the launching of the now improved World War 2 relic site, the Todai which is Japanese word for lighthouse, on July 26 as part of its initiative to provide evening activities for tourists visiting Palau. Rehabilitation of the historical site is quite evident during […]
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Owners of unregistered boats conducting tours will be penalized
The owners of unregistered boats that are used for tours without registration stickers from Bureau of Tourism (BOT), KSG and National Marine Law will be penalized starting January as BOT is still in the first phase of educating boat owners about the new regulations. BOT is currently in the phase of education and awareness about […]