Russian Federation Ambassador to Palau Igor Khovaev (left) with State Minister Faustina Rehuher-Marugg (right) (Photo Courtesy of the Russian Embassy in the Philippines): File Photo Russian Ambassador to Palau Igor Khovaev told Island Times in an interview that a permanent presence of a Russian Orthodox Church in Palau will encourage flow of Russian tourists to the […]
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Palau sidewalks not built for bicycles: Palau’s UN Ambassador
Palau’s United Nations Ambassador Ngedikes Olai Uludong told Island Times that although she would encourage cycling in Palau for sports purposes, she said that she is not for it as a mode of transportation because Palau’s sidewalks are not built for it. Uludong, who was responding to media’s inquiry if she would support bicycle tourism […]
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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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Cruise ship carries over 500 tourists to Palau
Tourists on board the MS Albatros arrived at the Palau Pacific Resort Dock on March 4. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) A cruise ship carrying over 500 tourists had a stopover in Palau for a one-day tour in several sites of the country on March 4. The cruise ship, MS Albatros, docked at the Palau Pacific Resort […]
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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 […]