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FILE: South African engineers Frik and Peter have been detained in Equitorial Guinea. Picture: Free Frik and Peter/Facebook JOHANNESBURG - The families of South Africans detained in Equatorial ...

South Australia’s tourism gurus have gone all out for the top end of the market, but one Adelaide sector says their “decline has been huge”. Backpackers who stay in hostels represented 27 ...

University of the South Pacific Vice-Chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia, a key conference participant, expressed gratitude to PNG on the final day. “I want to acknowledge the wonderful hospitality of ...

PATA and Travel Unity have formalised a two-year partnership through an MoU signed in January 2025, aiming to promote an inclusive, accessible, and sustainable tourism industry across the Asia-Pacific ...

SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it would offer a visa exemption to Chinese visitors in the third quarter of the year to boost tourism amid sluggish domestic demand and ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not expected to stop in South Korea during his upcoming Indo-Pacific trip, a South Korean defense official said this week, as the country ...

A three-phased tourism campaign is set to drive visitors back to the Gold Coast and entice the nation to show their love for the city following the devastating impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

The Pacific Islands Forum called for a UN Human Rights Commissioner visit at least 5 years ago and unless the regional powers support the smaller nations to pressure Indonesia to set a date it will ...

The United Nations has taken a major step in recognising the role of tourism in sustainable development by adopting a new tourism employment indicator as part of the official Sustainable Development ...

Pacific nation Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, dangling access to a vast patch of Pacific Ocean harbouring coveted metals and minerals. Beijing has been ...