Travel Blackboard
TOURISM IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA has been described as a ‘sleeping giant’ by the country’s Tourism Minister, Boka Kondra.
Mr Kondra asked the heads of department in his ministry to bring their plans and goals into line to create stability and vision for Papua New Guinea’s tourism industry to grow, the Pacific Islands News Association reported.
“There is misalignment among the sectors in the tourism industry,” Mr Kondra said, urging the department heads to “discuss a way to move forward” with a common goal to bring profitability to the country’s tourism industry.
Mr Kondra said the tourism industry was an economic sector and therefore an integral part of the government’s focus on growing the economy.
Admitting to never wanting to be the Tourism Minister, Mr Kondra said he had “come to learn that tourism is a sleeping giant” and, as such, must contribute to the growth of the country, something that that could only be achieved if the entities worked in alignment.
“The prime minister has given a clear vision and now I want us to follow that in our tourism industry,” Mr Kondra concluded.
Papua New Guinea is one of the remaining countries in this world that has a rich and vast environment.
New species of plants, animals and insects are found every day. By now the people working in the tourism industry should know it.
Mr Kondra is right about the sleeping giant because we need to wake it so that it will help our dying country. For us PNG citizens we need to learn to appreciate our beautiful environment so that we can benefit out of it.
The leader of our country, the prime minister, already showed the vision. All we have to do is follow in order to reach it.
The tourism industry will solve many problems economically and also environmentally.
Environmentally in that industry will help preserve rainforests and marine life in the sea for tourists to explore. Also the foreigners will learn our culture through the environment.
The heads of the tourism industry, you guys have to do something quickly or otherwise the mining industries will get rid of all the resources that are used and displayed in order for you guys to keep your jobs.
Tourism is one of our means of economic growth so our leaders need to concentrate on issues like this so our country PNG can run smoothly and still be beautiful.
Posted by: Sharlene Kendo | 06 March 2013 at 06:18 PM
I agree wholeheartedly. It is a country of wilderness and natural beauty with unusual flora and fauna. Make it a safe country to visit and tourists would flock there.
Posted by: Diane Bohlen | 17 October 2012 at 06:23 PM