South Pacific Tourism Organisation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The South Pacific Tourism Organization ("SPTO") (formerly known as Tourism Council of the South Pacific) is the mandated inter-governmental body for the tourism sector in the South Pacific.

1 Membership
2 Organization
3 Funding
4 Services
5 References

[edit] Membership

SPTO members include the Pacific Island nations of the Cook Islands (Cooks), Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Solomons, Tahiti (French Polynesia), Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea (PNG). China is also a country member of SPTO.

[edit] Organization

SPTO’s supreme governing body is the Council of Tourism Ministers that meets annually. The Council's primary functions include monitoring and reviewing SPTO’s policies, strategies, work programmes and budgets. It is also responsible for securing funding for SPTO’s activities.

A Board of Directors that meets about three times annually is responsible for the general administration of SPTO’s operational and financial policies. The Board has one representative from each of the member countries and six from the Tourism Industry Members (TIMs). The Board implements the policies approved by the Council of Ministers. A Chief Executive, appointed by the Board, carries out the day-to-day administrative functions of SPTO. He is supported by a staff of 12.

[edit] Funding

SPTO is funded by

annual contributions from member countries,
donor agency funding for specific projects and
private sector member fees.

[edit] Services

SPTO offers a range of services to its members which cover the following areas:

[edit] Research

Regional Statistics Analysis
NTO Bi Annual Benchmarking Survey
Quarterly Market Intelligence Summary
Market Intelligence Reports
Membership Weekly Newsletter

[edit] Marketing

Internet marketing and web development
Overseas Representation
Travel Show/Road Show Facilitation
Regional Collateral Material including
Regional Tourism Magazine
Product Listing
Members Forum

[edit] Membership Services

Member Discounts
Photo Library
Banner Advertising
Database Marketing
Regional Tourism Conference

[edit] Policy, Planning and HRD Division

Training Facilitation and Implementation
Industry and stakeholder workshops
Bi-annaul Regional Tourism Conference
Regional Tourism Policy and Planning
Technical Assistance
Project Management/Implementation Services
Consultancy Database
South Pacific Tourism Investment Guide

[edit] References

This article does not cite any references or sources. (May 2007)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.