‘Pacific Island project to benefit local tourism industry’

‘Pacific Island project to benefit local tourism industry’

South Pacific Tourism Organisation – Friday 31st May 2019.

In March, Korea and 14 Pacific Island countries launched the Korea-Pacific Islands Trade and Tourism Promotion Project, under which the Korean government will finance $1 million (1.2 billion won) in official development assistance (ODA) over the next two years to support more structured and long-term tourism and trade promotional activity for the Pacific region.

The aid funding is the first of its kind for the Korean government to provide for the tourism industry since Seoul began development cooperation projects with them in 1987.Read more…