Workshop “Rethinking tourism and development in French Polynesia after the pandemic”

Items

Agenda topic

Speaker(s)

Time

1

Official opening of the workshop

Damien Mourey

8:30-8:45

Introduction

• Workshop objectives

• Activities and timeline

Mondher Sahli

Vincent Dropsy

8:45-9:00

2

Does tourism have a future in the Pacific (Islands)?

Islands 2022 Visitor Data: lessons for 2023

Ian Yeoman

Discussion

9:00-9:20

9:20-9:40

Simon Milne

Discussion

9:40-10:00

10:00-10:20

                                                                 Coffee Break

10:20 -10:40

3

Shifting from ‘business as usual’ -understanding sustainable and regenerative approaches to tourism

Pauline Sheldon & Christian Schott

Overview and discussion

10:40-11:15

Lessons from other Pacific Islands – Hawai’i and Aotearoa New Zealand

11:15-12:00

                                                                Lunch Break                                         12:00-13:20

4

Overview of Fāri'ira'a Manihini 2022-2027 (FM27)

 Hironui Johnston

Discussion

13:30-13:45

13:45-14:00

5

Economic Evaluation Issues 

The Pacific Tourism Data Initiative: exploring socio-economic impacts and indicators

Larry Dwyer

Discussion

14:00-14:20

14:20-14:40

Simon Milne

Discussion

14:40-15:00

15:00-15:20

                                                              Coffee Break

15:20-15:40

 6

Cultural preservation and social impacts 

Community Attitudes and Tourism: Pacific insights and approaches

Leo Jago and

Margaret Deery

Discussion

15:40-16:00

16:00-16:20

Simon Milne

Discussion

16:20-16:40

16:40-17:00

Items

Agenda topic

Speaker(s)

Time

   7

Regional and inter-island air connectivity in a remote environment 

Gui Lohmann

Discussion

8:30-8:50

8:50-9:10

8

Enhancing visitor satisfaction through training and professionalism

Leo Jago

Discussion

9:10-9:30

9:30- 9:50

                                                                 Coffee Break

9:50-10:10

9

Panel discussion (PART I)

• How to diversify tourism products and source markets?

• How to diversify international routes to facilitate the development of tourism in French Polynesia?

• How to improve air, land and sea connectivity and facilitate inter- and intra-island travel?

Gui Lohmann and  

Mondher Sahli

10:10-11:00

10

Panel discussion (PART II)

• What are the challenges and opportunities of the spread of tourism to outer islands?

• How to leverage events for maximum local benefit?

• What is domestic tourism and why is it important?

Simon Milne and

Leo Jago

11:00-11:50

 Closing remarks

Mondher Sahli

11:50-12:00