Pacific Islands Trade & Invest and the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) have partnered with Lonely Planet to develop an online marketing campaign to drive tourism into the Pacific Islands.

The three-month campaign, to be launched in October 2010, will target the lucrative 18-35 year-old backpacker and Fully Independent Traveller (FIT) markets from Australia and New Zealand.

10 May 2010

Pohnpei - Forum Trade Ministers have launched a major initiative to boost the ability of businesses in Forum islands countries to compete in global markets.

The 2010 Forum Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, 29-30 April endorsed reforms to enhance the work being done by the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat’s network of Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commissions (PITICs) in opening up opportunities for Pacific islands enterprises to market their products and services internationally.

28 April 2010

Boosting trade and investment to help increase growth and development in Pacific island countries will be the top priority for Forum Trade Ministers when they meet in Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia this week.

At their two-day meeting to be held 29 - 30 April, Ministers will discuss developments in the on-going PACER Plus trade negotiations as well as examine ways to increase exports and investment through the region’s network of Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commissions.