After a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Pacific Pocket Guide will resume its pledge to create a free online travel guide for the Cook Islands. South Pacific Pocket Guide (SPPG) has created the largest online travel guides for Fiji, Tonga, Niue and New Zealand. Robin and Laura of South Pacific Pocket Guide will spend two weeks in-country researching and creating a comprehensive online travel guide for the Cook Islands. The SPPG team will run three one hour seminars both on Rarotonga and Aitutaki with the overall theme of these seminars being: 'Helping Tourism Businesses Make A Splash Online'. 
Register your interest below or by clicking here for Rarotonga or here for Aitutaki.
Please note that spaces are limited for each location. 
Registrations close Wednesday 09 February, 2 PM. 
For more information contact: Nadia George on nadia.george@cookislands.gov.ck

TOURISM GLOBAL BREAKFAST UPDATE REPLACED BY ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS

Due to the current Public Health Measures, Cook Islands Tourism Marketing Corporation will not be holding our Global Breakfast Update this quarter (Jan - Mar). Individual meetings with the private sector will now replace our regular scheduled conference. We hope these meetings will coincide with the next visit of our General Manager for New Zealand and Australia. Further details to book a one-on-one meeting will be released shortly. 

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Cook Islands Tourism would like to feature Tour and Activity operators in our Visitor Information Centre. Lets give our visitors a visual experience of what you have to offer!
How can you be involved? 
1: The business must be registered with our Business Partnership Programme. Fill out the application form here or contact Andrew Moros on andrew.moros@cookislands.gov.ck
2: Resolution must be 4K
3: Files no larger than 5GB
4: Video length: 30-60 seconds
5: Cook Islands Tourism will have the final say on viewing time slots. 
Upload videos here or deliver to Cook Islands Tourism on a flash drive. For more information contact  - Vainepoto Tangaroa on vainepoto.tangaroa@cookislands.gov.ck

MASTERCARD TOURISM INSIGHTS PLATFORM

South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) have engaged with Mastercard Advisors to provide data on Pacific Island Tourism; pre, during and potentially post COVID-19. The focus is the enhancement of Tourism in the Pacific and aimed at exploring solutions for data insights and strategic support relating to selected member countries, including the Cook Islands. Through this collaboration, the Cook Islands will have access to Mastercard Tourism Insights Platform which provides a 360 view of tourism insights, using anonymized and aggregated Mastercard transactions – paired with flight search, price, hotel booking, and behavioral data. This week the Cook Islands began onboarding via online training sessions to see how best to incorporate this data into current strategic planning.

TRAINING FOR AGENCIES HOSTED BY JULIA HAYES VISITING NZ PARLIAMENTARY COUNCIL

The Solicitor-General’s Legislative Drafting Directives 2012 clearly set out for Agencies and Ministries the pathway to legislative change. This starts with clearly articulating a policy that describes the desired change in law. Next, clear instructions are needed to inform the drafter of the laws. The Destination Development team attended this training to equip our team for the work ahead as we look to review the Cook Islands Tourism and Marketing Corporation Act of 2007.

SELF-ISOLATION BOOKLET

When anyone who tests positive for COVID-19, they are required to self-isolate immediately. The Public Health Clinic closest to the case will be issued an Isolation pack which includes medical devices (pulse oximeter and digital thermometer), masks, a supply of paracetamol and an isolation booklet. The booklet will serve as the instruction manual on how to use the medical devices and, a diary to track and record symptoms such as oxygen levels and body temperature. A Public Health Nurse will be available to assist cases who are in self-isolation. 
Click here for your copy.