AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoPacific Games & Tourism: The Pacific Games Council has given Tahiti 2027 the thumbs-up, saying facilities and venues are on track after a Pape’ete visit and site tours, with key sites expected to be ready by early 2027. Cruise Industry: Royal Caribbean plans a bigger Brisbane season in 2027-28, adding ships and capacity to feed South Pacific demand, while Norwegian Cruise Line opens Summer 2028 sales with hundreds of voyages including South Pacific calls. French Polynesia Travel Products: National Geographic-Lindblad’s 2028-29 program brings new French Polynesia itineraries linking Easter Island, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, Makatea and the Tuamotus, and Mitsui Ocean Fuji’s “Circle Pacific” round voyage (via Cairns and Tahiti) is marketed to Australians with sector fares. Environment & Governance: SPREP’s fifth Executive Board meeting in Samoa spotlights the “triple planetary crises” and sets priorities, while Forum foreign ministers back a stronger climate push ahead of COP31, with French Polynesia attending at envoy level. Deep-Sea Mining: Te Ipukarea Society (TIS) has raised Cook Islands concerns at the International Seabed Authority over a US company’s bid for seabed mining exploration in an area surrounded by French Polynesia and other Pacific borders.
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