The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has commended the joint financial support by the Solomon Islands Government and the US Government through the Secretariat of the Pacific Community that enabled the country’s participation at this year’s Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawaii this month.
Tourism Solomons is celebrating its best first quarter international visitor intake since 2019. Figures released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) for Q1 show the destination attracted a total of 4903 visitors, an increase of 24 per cent over the 3940 achieved for the same…
Special 2-Part Television Event To Screen to 200 million in 195 Countries Solomon Islands will headline the second instalment of the special 2-part television event, Adventure All Stars “LEGENDS 2”.
By Simon Tavake A team led by the Tourism Solomons including Tourism Operators attended and represented the country in the South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) program held in Fiji last week.
New Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) data shows the destination attracted a total of 1318 visitors in the first month of the year, a 13.4 percent increase over the 1162 figure achieved in January 2023.
Jeremiah Loleke, owner of the Marovo Sea Lodge in Western Province, Solomon Islands, faced the brunt of the pandemic’s impact, struggling to keep his business afloat.
On 17 October, Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare joined the High Commissioners of New Zealand and Australia for a groundbreaking ceremony in Seghe to mark the start of upgrade works at the Seghe Airfield. The Minister of Communications and Aviation Hon.
Flights IE 716 and IE 717 will be inked down in history as the first flight to grace the official unveiling of the country’s only second international airport in Munda, Western Province. The flight took off from Honiara international airport at around 9am and arrived at Munda around 9:36 am.
The Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hon Batholomew Parapolo was among world tourism Ministers and leaders who attended the 2023 World Tourism Day celebration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh recently. World Tourism Day is an annual event celebrated on the 27th of September.
The Governments of Solomon Islands and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have engaged in a bilateral dialogue specifically on the Tourism sector. The Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ahmed ALKHATEEB and Solomon Islands delegation led by Prime Minister, Hon.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) has completed site and visitor surveys at 41 beaches across North-west Guadalcanal. Under its Northwest Guadalcanal Beach Development Initiative, the MTC is tasked with improving tourism attractions around Honiara as the country prepares for the upcoming…
Solomon Airlines has announced a further, significant expansion of the airline’s ‘Iumi Tugeda Holidays’ program to include more operators in Guadalcanal Province and the addition of Honiara and Central, West, and North West Guadalcanal holiday options.
MEMBER of Parliament for West New Georgia Vonavona, Hon. Silas Tausinga says the tourism sector remains one of the largest potential driver of our economy. However, he states that there is no political will and commitment to make our dreams become reality.
The National Government will continue to pursue its policies to increase unique tourism products and offerings by facilitating and supporting the development of the infrastructures relating to tourism. Prime Minister Hon.
Tulagi police safely transported 15 international war veteran tourists and two local tour guides to Honiara yesterday. The tourists and tour guides including two local boat crews survived their boat-capsized at Big Ngella on Sunday night.
Honiara City Council (HCC) and Guadalcanal Province (GP) have signed a Tourism Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and is a milestone and first of its kind for both local Governments.
The Solomon Islands Expo 2020 Dubai Pavilion report was officially handed over to the national government yesterday at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. The report is an overview of Solomon Islands participation at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The arrival of the minister of Tourism of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and also chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Fund for Development, Mr. Ageel Alkhateeb is a significant milestone achievement in the bilateral relations between Solomon Islands and Saudi Arabia. Mr.
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade today formally announced the visit to Honiara by His Excellency Ahmed Agil AlKhateeb, the Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development on17 July 2022.
Destination now facing a long road back to pre-COVID tourism fortunes Honiara, Solomon Islands – Pictured, the Tourism Solomons team doing their best to get into the Christmas spirit as Honiara, now free of curfew, slowly returns to calm following the recent unrest.
