CEO's Message

elcome to the second issue of Journeys, a travel and tourism magazine about Papua New Guinea proudly brought to you by the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority. In this issue we take you on a journey through time highlighting key historical attractions and events that add to the unique breadth and depth of our beautiful destination Papua New Guinea, the land of a million different journeys.

Discover the greatest historical treasures of our nation preserved at the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery, an institution which the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority is proud to call its ‘sister agency’ under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.

Our destination in focus for this issue is timeless East New Britain, where we take you on a journey through memory –captured in storytelling, relics, sites, monuments and events. Friends and fans of this island province will be pleased to know of the return of two famous annual cultural and historical events: the National Mask & Warwagira Festival, and the Frangipani Festival.

With COVID-19 travel requirements and restrictions relaxed for our international and domestic travels, there is more opportunity than ever before for local and overseas travelers to discover Papua New Guinea. Our domestic travel partnerships with the major national airlines: Air Niugini and PNG Air have seen the development of cost-saving holiday packages – inclusive of flights, accommodation and tours. I encourage you to take advantage of these great deals and

Wjourney our great country.

We also bring you some exciting updates from the Tourism Promotion Authority, including industry workshops, training and partnerships.

Up-skilling and capacity building for our tourism industry is one of our major goals under the: Tourism Sector Development Plan (2022-2026), and therefore I am pleased to share news of our Tourism SME training workshop conducted in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville; as well as the graduate pioneers of our Tourism Professionals Degree program with the University of Papua New Guinea.

The recent launch of our Corporate Plan (2023-2026) has also enhanced our vision and goals for the next four-years, especially our commitment to the tourism sector and how we achieve this through our governing mandate.

My team and I, at the Tourism Promotion Authority are committed to serving the tourism sector of Papua New Guinea, and through policy driven agendas linked to our national goals, we can achieve the best possible outcomes for our local tourism businesses, our tourism industry and sector, and finally our national economy as a whole.

On behalf of the Board, Management and Staff of the Tourism Promotion Authority, I wish to thank you for taking the time to read our Journeys magazine. We hope its content will inform you of all the incredible work the Tourism Promotion Authority has been involved in, as well as inspire you to begin your timetraveling adventure in Papua New Guinea – we have a million different journeys waiting for you.

MR. ERIC. MOSSMAN UVOVO Chief Executive Officer PNG Tourism Promotion Authority