Strong first quarter fuels optimism for Cook Islands tourism industry
International economists and leading resorts say the Cook Islands is on track for a record year in arrivals, buoyed by strong first-quarter figures.
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International economists and leading resorts say the Cook Islands is on track for a record year in arrivals, buoyed by strong first-quarter figures.
The cruise ship Paul Gauguin was in Rarotonga yesterday with 253 visitors on board, enjoying a south Pacific paradise tour.
The Cook Islands tourism industry is getting back to where it was pre-pandemic, but it's still dealing with slow seasons and high airfares. Caleb Fotheringham of RNZ reports.
The Cook Islands tourism industry is getting back to where it was pre-pandemic, but it's still dealing with slow seasons and high airfares.
There are no fast food outlets, no international hotel chains, and, above all, no skyscrapers. Welcome to the Cooks, one island paradise that is going to stay that way because, after gaining self-governance in the 1960s, the government created a mandate of quite staggering foresight: no building could be taller than the tallest palm tree. Avarua, capital of the main island Rarotonga, is no Honolulu.