countries, the World Bank Group conducted a foreign investor pulse survey in March 2020. The survey covered three components …

In recent years cruising has become one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. Globally, the Pacific … region. The focus of this study is on the cruise tourism sector in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands (SI). The study … contributes to a wide body of evidence on the tourism sector in the Pacific Islands and builds on the strategies and initiative …

The World Bank Group (WBG) has long recognized that the restoration and preservationof cultural heritage, urban … regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development … well conserved UNESCO World Heritage sites and many historic districts …

across the world, including many vulnerable communities, who depend on tourism for their livelihoods. According to the World …The travel and tourism industry was one of the first sectors to be affected by COVID-19. Since March, the entire value … acutely felt by the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(SMEs) that make up around 80 percent of licensed tourism and tourism …

integration in other parts of the world. International development institutions like the World Bank Group can play an important …