Hospitality & tourism

Green shoots emerge for Papua New Guinea’s tourism sector

16 May 2023 by Robert Upe Leave a Comment

While Papua New Guinea's tourism sector is still rebounding from COVID-19, a new strategy for the sector, plus key infrastructure investments, looks set to support future growth.
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Papua New Guinea embraces global hospitality brands

25 Apr 2023 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

International hotel chains are finally arriving en masse in Papua New Guinea. Business Advantage PNG takes a closer look at this noteworthy property trend.
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Five questions for Mauro Leone, Area General Manager for IHG in Papua New Guinea

10 Nov 2022 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

IHG (Intercontinental Hotels Group) PNG is represented by the Holiday Inn Suites, Holiday Inn Express and the Crowne Plaza Residences in Port Moresby. We sat down with IHG's Area General Manager Mauro Leone to see how the group is trading — and what he expects from the year to come.
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Five questions for Paul Abbot, GM Commercial at Air Niugini

12 Sep 2022 by Business Advantage PNG 2 Comments

Paul Abbot has had a long career in Papua New Guinea's aviation industry and recently joined national carrier Air Niugini as General Manager Commercial. He talks to Business Advantage PNG about his new role and the current state of the sector.
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In-flight magazine’s return a sign that Papua New Guinea is back in business

23 May 2022 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Papua New Guinea's longest-established and most widely-read magazine, Paradise, the in-flight magazine of Air Niugini will return in September.
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‘Left to fend for itself’: the Papua New Guinea tourism industry’s plan for welcoming back international tourists

3 Nov 2021 by Paul Chai 3 Comments

While it awaits clarity from government on its future, Papua New Guinea's troubled tourism industry has come up with some of its own ideas on how to restart international tourism to the country. Here's what some of the key operators told Business Advantage PNG.
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Safety and reforms could reinvigorate tourism, says PNGTPA

3 May 2021 by Carmel Pilotti 3 Comments

Eric Mossman has stepped into the country’s top tourism job as the Chief Executive Officer of the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), and he may be the man to lift it out of the COVID-19 downturn.
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Tourism in Papua New Guinea: waiting for the tide to turn

19 Apr 2021 by Robert Upe Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a damaging blow to Papua New Guinea’s tourism industry, but companies are using the downtime to rethink their operations. Robert Upe reports.
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Travel plans: Papua New Guinea tourism sector looks to the future

23 Nov 2020 by Paul Chai 2 Comments

Tourism has been one of the biggest hit sectors in the current pandemic taking a global hit worth over $460 billion across the world. The 2020 National Tourism Industry Forum aims to help the troubled industry.
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Air Niugini’s ‘Paradise’ magazine wins World Travel Award

11 Nov 2020 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Air Niugini’s inflight magazine, Paradise, has won the award for the best inflight magazine in Oceania in this year’s prestigious World Travel Awards.
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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

With tariffs, military conflict and geopolitics at play, it's already been an extraordinary year for the global economy. Business … [Read More...]

Economic update: Will 2025 be Papua New Guinea’s golden year?

Business leaders are not quite ready to call it, but there are promising signs as Papua New Guinea celebrates its 50th anniversary … [Read More...]

Industry update: Papua New Guinea’s mining and gas project pipeline starts to flow

After a decade focused on existing minerals and hydrocarbons production, Papua New Guinea is gearing up for an anticipated wave of … [Read More...]

Exclusive: Barrick CEO Mark Bristow’s vision for Porgera gold mine

In this exclusive interview with Business Advantage PNG, Barrick Gold’s President and Chief Executive Mark Bristow talks about the … [Read More...]

Hospitality & tourism

Green shoots emerge for Papua New Guinea’s tourism sector

Papua New Guinea embraces global hospitality brands

Five questions for Mauro Leone, Area General Manager for IHG in Papua New Guinea

Five questions for Paul Abbot, GM Commercial at Air Niugini

In-flight magazine’s return a sign that Papua New Guinea is back in business

‘Left to fend for itself’: the Papua New Guinea tourism industry’s plan for welcoming back international tourists

Safety and reforms could reinvigorate tourism, says PNGTPA

Tourism in Papua New Guinea: waiting for the tide to turn

Travel plans: Papua New Guinea tourism sector looks to the future

Air Niugini’s ‘Paradise’ magazine wins World Travel Award

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Five questions with economist Chris Richardson, keynote speaker at the 2025 PNG Investment Conference

Economic update: Will 2025 be Papua New Guinea’s golden year?

Industry update: Papua New Guinea’s mining and gas project pipeline starts to flow

Exclusive: Barrick CEO Mark Bristow’s vision for Porgera gold mine

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