), discusses their comparative advantage, and explores the potential for trade, and tourism in particular, to serve as a locomotive … tourism in PICs, we find tourism in these countries faces more favorable conditions for growth than goods exports. Further, we … presents PICs with an unprecedented opportunity to develop trade, particularly tourism, although traditional markets will …

Tourism has played only a marginal part in the blue economy of the region of Asia and the Pacific. Most Asian and the … Pacific islands and island states have sought some form of tourism development. Promoting tourism and finding markets has … usually come from hotels, travel agents, and national and regional tourism bodies, all of which can be remote from local …

This study examines the determinants of blue economy activities, namely tourism and fisheries, in 21 Asia and Pacific …

Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) depend heavily on international tourism, which can promote merchandise …, language affinity, visa policies, etc. The paper finds that inbound tourism to Pacific DMCs significantly increases merchandise … agreements and easy visa policies, the increase is bigger. Based on the findings, the paper recommends that inbound tourism be …

In the 21st century, Pacific island countries (PICs) continue to leverage for tourism the attributes that have imbued … by many is why despite the many decades of tourism across the region, development impacts from the sector remain largely … muted. The key remit of this paper is to offer a status quo round‐up of tourism in PICs and to draw on key emergent themes …

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a collapse in international tourism, severely impacting the tourism-dependent economies … in the Asia and Pacific region. Once countries start reopening, tourism diversion effects could accelerate the recovery … of previous shocks in tourism competitor countries on visitor inflows, with a particular focus on tourism …

Over the two decades preceding the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, tourism became one of the most … important drivers of economic growth across the Pacific. The COVID-19 crisis had a devastating impact on tourism activity in the … Pacific, with severe and potentially durable economic and social consequences. This study takes a fresh look at tourism's role …