Pacific Islands Tourism and Airlines ::: New Zealand Tourism Research Institute

Associate Director

NZTRI’s Pacific Islands’ tourism and airlines research programme area sets out to strengthen collaborative and interdisciplinary research and development projects that integrate tourism and airlines linkages with social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being in the Pacific Islands.

Areas of interest include:

helping firms, communities and destinations to maximise the opportunities associated with the rational development of tourism in the South Pacific region
tourism planning, policy and development plans
sustainable tourism development projects
government involvement/investment in airlines
economic sustainability of South Pacific airlines
development of curriculum for tourism and hospitality education and training
economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of tourism in South Pacific communities and destinations

Projects