AIR NIUGINI, PNG TPA BOOST LOCAL TOURISM

Tourism Authority encourages travellers to visit PNG

The PNG Tourism Promotion Authority is still encouraging travellers from all around the world to come to PNG.

This was made known at the beginning of this month at the weeklong roadshow, The Treasures of the Pacific, a tourism-focused event held in many Australian cities, including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Alice Kuaningi, the marketing director for TPA in PNG, and Simon Dari Pih, the marketing officer, participated in the roadshow, which began in Brisbane and finished in Sydney a fortnight ago.

Richard Skewes, the host event organiser, was pleased with how PNG was represented at the occasion and said that it was nice to see PNG participating in the road show with other Pacific Nations.

“This is the first time in two years to showcase in person all of the South Pacific Products and its treasurers and is possibly the first time in a long time PNG actually came out with its representatives unlike others which is wonderful,” Mr Skewes said.

According to him, this is a yearly event that aims to enlighten and educate travel agents on travel and tourism in other nations.

“More importantly to tell the people around the world that the Pacific Island countries are now open to receive tourists and people alike that needed time and break away from all that is happening around them,” Ms said.

Travel brokers were told by Ms Kuaningi that PNG is a fascinating nation that may make a vacation trip unforgettable.

“It was short timing to show and tell the World about our beautiful country but they were all impressed,” Ms Kuaninigi said.

“Our primary objective is to come out here and inform our partners that our borders have opened up, we are now ready to receive tourists again.”

Mr Skewes said: “It is important to start conversing with the travel trade partners and convince them that PNG is ready to receive tourists after the long delay caused by COVID-19 travel restrictions.

“Our tourism operators, hotels and airlines depend on business and leisure travellers to keep their business operating.”

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The PNG Tourism Promotion Authority is still encouraging travellers from all around the world to come to PNG.

This was made known at the beginning of this month at the week-long roadshow, The Treasures of the Pacific, a tourism-focused event held in many Australian cities, including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Alice Kuaningi, the marketing director for TPA in PNG, and Simon Dari Pih, the marketing officer, participated in the roadshow, which began in Brisbane and finished in Sydney a fortnight ago.

Richard Skewes, the host event organiser, was pleased with how PNG was represented at the occasion and said that it was nice to see PNG participating in the road show with other Pacific Nations.

“This is the first time in two years to showcase in person all of the South Pacific Products and its treasurers and is possibly the first time in a long time PNG actually came out with its representatives unlike others which is wonderful,” Mr Skewes said.

According to him, this is a yearly event that aims to enlighten and educate travel agents on travel and tourism in other nations.

“More importantly to tell the people around the world that the Pacific Island countries are now open to receive tourists and people alike that needed time and break away from all that is happening around them,” Ms said.

Travel brokers were told by Ms Kuaningi that PNG is a fascinating nation that may make a vacation trip unforgettable.

“It was short timing to show and tell the World about our beautiful country but they were all impressed,” Ms Kuaninigi said.

“Our primary objective is to come out here and inform our partners that our borders have opened up, we are now ready to receive tourists again.”

Mr Skewes said: “It is important to start conversing with the travel trade partners and convince them that PNG is ready to receive tourists after the long delay caused by COVID-19 travel restrictions.

“Our tourism operators, hotels and airlines depend on business and leisure travellers to keep their business operating.”

Kumul Hotels Ltd. renews discount partnership with Nambawan Super

Nambawan Super and Kumul Hotels Ltd, trading as Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express, are pleased to announce the renewal of their Discount Partnership which caters to all Nambawan Super members.

Nambawan Super members, with membership ID cards, can now enjoy a whopping 20% off Best Available Accommodation Rates at both the Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express and an exceptional 15% discount on the mouth-watering food and beverages on offer at the Kopi Haus Restaurant and Gekko Bar.

Area General Manager Mr Mauro Leone when signing the agreement expressed that Kumul Hotels Ltd, trading as Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express, has always maintained a strong relationship with Nambawan Super.

The Discount Partnership provides an opportunity to connect with the Fund’s members through their excellent service offerings.

Mr Leone said, “Our brands are household names throughout Papua New Guinea connecting with different need states’ of guests. Both hotels are very strong brands in their respective global category, hence the target guest type specific to each brand will vary. Holiday Inn & Suites is the ‘family friendly’ hotel, whilst the Holiday Inn Express targets the ‘smart traveller on-the-go’.

“Our Kopi Haus Restaurant and Gekko Bar outlets cater to a wide range of guests both domestic and international, with a diverse food and beverage offering to suit all needs”

“We hope that all Nambawan Super members, both Port Moresby based and travelling in from other provinces, can have a chance to experience the high standard of service on offer with us through this Partnership”, he added.

Nambawan Super Limited CEO Mr Paul Sayer stated that through this renewed Partnership, Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express re-join over 160 participating businesses across the Country as a Nambawan Discount Provider.

“We are very pleased to be renewing this partnership and upgrading the discount rates with Kumul Hotels Ltd as it allows our members to access the world class dining and accommodation experience on offer at the Holiday Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express”, Mr Sayer remarked.

“As an investee company of Nambawan Super, Kumul Hotels Ltd has been a key partner throughout the years in delivering returns for our members and now members have the added benefit of enjoying the product of their invested funds”.

“Being the majority shareholder of Kumul Hotels Ltd with a 55% shareholding, Nambawan Super is committed to growing this partnership and exploring more opportunities to deliver returns for our over 214,000 members”, he added.

PNG Study Abroad: Helping students pursue success in schools overseas

PNG Study Abroad has been guiding many students in PNG to pursue success in their study abroad journey for almost seven years.

Managing Director of PNG Study Abroad, Ms Mitsuki Sato, originally from Japan established her education agency in 2015 shortly after moving to Port Moresby with her family.

Mitsuki has since grown the business and in 2018 won the Queensland Government Agent Pitch Challenge promoting study in Australia to PNG students.

PNG Study Abroad partners with universities, VET providers and government schools in Australia, Japan, Fiji, and Grenada providing hands-on assistance to students in PNG and the Pacific who wish to study abroad, helping students choose the best study options to help achieve their long-term career goals.

Mitsuki assists students and their families with the entire process which includes the admissions process, visa applications, arranging health insurance, sourcing accommodation, travel support and ongoing support to students during their study overseas.

The role of the Education Counselor is widely recognised in other countries; however, it is still quite new in PNG. Education counselling is not just about finding a program for students, it’s much more dynamic and includes planning and counselling for each student.

Mitsuki explains to her students and their families ‘When I sit down with students, I ask lots of questions like what is your passion? What kind of career do you want to pursue? Do you like to be physically active in your job?’

These conversations with students help them explore their interests and identifies potential future study and career paths.

With so many study options to consider it is important to provide the student with the confidence and resources to make the best decision for their future.

Romney Degena, who recently completed Associate degree in Civil Engineering at TAFE Queensland, said: “Mitsuki supported me from the start to finish of my academic journey. As a result, I was able to gain an entry to the program and successfully completed. I now have a dream job as a civil engineer on the Sunshine Coast.”

Important to student’s successful transition into living and studying in another country.

Romney added: “Mitsuki was very supportive and helped me understand the cultural and social norms as well as transition into life in Australia. This support was instrumental in my ability to navigate new surrounds, make new friends and be successful at study.”

Mitsuki Sato (above) and Romney Degena

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A few good things did emerge from the wreckage of a Global Pandemic. One of them was WHO’s on-line “Health Cluster” meetings. Throughout 2020 and 21 these meeting updated team members of health-related projects sidelined by COVID. It was all new, and we met who was doing what. The meetings stimulated our ideas for how we could keep working when we could not hold group TB training for our sponsors and subscribers in person.

Team B4H was thrilled to win a small grant via the WHO’s Civil Society Initiative. We planned to take our infection prevention and control lessons to the back streets of Mosbi. (When we proposed the project, there was no such thing as a COVID vaccine.) We chose the smaller businesses because this is where many women work, and women are often responsible for health conversations and decisions in a family. The CSO funding enabled us to accurately inform workers while lockdowns and uncertainty generated misinformation and fake news about everything!

We took the win as recognition of B4H’s ability to quickly deliver high-quality health education to PNG workplaces about Tuberculosis – PNG’s, and the world’s, largest infectious disease killer in the years before the pandemic.

A few months into 2021, and the vaccines arrived, so we devised more brilliant ways to explain and promote vaccine uptake.

We delivered COVID and TB lessons to 207 individual businesses in six industrial hubs in the National Capital District of PNG. At all workplaces the team’s sessions were very highly regarded and much appreciated. We also provided a public information booth at four of the hubs. However, public COVID and TB information booths were prevented when fighting between the members of the police and the defence broke out at one hub and marauding antivaxxers put us off!

Please enjoy the beautiful CSO Initiative videos (https://www. youtube.com/c/whowpro/videos) and the PNG Businesses for Health video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZvDUZ7WFsc). They are posted on the WHO-WPRO YouTube channel and are ready for sharing something good about B4H and PNG.

They are also featured on our newly published on the WHO Community Engagement webpage (https://www.who.int/ westernpacific/initiatives/community-engagement).

We are proud to show off our work and PNG workers in such a positive way. We are excited to know our success is being shared worldwide. Despite difficulties, B4H has continued to contribute to the national TB effort.

In 2022, B4H looks forward to being part new worldwide strategies to recover from setbacks to the national TB program.

I would also like to acknowledge nine months of emergency funding from the Australian Government to keep me working to support the Businesses for Health team to deliver the WHO CSO project. We have refocused and are back working to reduce the burden of TB and HIV on the workforce and economy of PNG.

We look forward to seeing you at our training, as subscribers or sponsors of this important work. Please ask me to update your SMT on the TB situation in PNG. B4H team member Lorrie Tapora with the Small Business Team uniform shared with workplace leaders.

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11 93 Brunel 9 Business Coalition for Women 7 Business for Health 98 Carpenters Air Logistics 35 Capital Insurance 52 Consort Express Lines 27 Crossroads Hotel IFC Crown Hotel 90-91 Crowne Plaza Residences 21 Datec 8 Digitec 45 Don Kyatt Group 58 EagleXP 95 EastWest Transport 37 Ela Motors 31 Enzo’s Pizza 101 Express Freight Mngt. 17 FinCorp 59 Fly Engineering & Asset Mgt. 14-15 GFS Limited 6 Government Printing Office 22-23 Grand Papua Hotel 73 Hastings Deering 85 Hertz 55 High Arctic Energy Services 29 Holiday Inn Express 53 Hornibrook NGI OBC Icon Medipharm 61 ICTSI South Pacific 25 Industrial and Mining Expo 87 Investment Promotion Authority 94 Kramer Ausenco 104 Kumul Petroleum 48-49 Lae Chamber of Commerce 96 Mapai Transport 43 Maxitool 26 Monier 57 Moni Plus 3 MRA 56 National Energy Authority 50-51 OilMin Field Services 4 Pacific MMI Insurance 47 Pacific Palms Property 79 Pacific Towing 83 Peddle Thorp 89 Peuna PNG 18 PNG Chamber of Mines 103 PNG CR 13 PNG Eden Agri. Supplies 75 PNG EITI 41 PNG Forest Products 42 PNG Mining & Petroleum Hosp. 2 P’Nyang Support Services 100 QED 5 Resources & Investment Fin. Ltd 65 Sky Health & Medical Services 63 Solar Turbines 19 Steamships 99 Stocks and Partners 67 TE PNG 69 Total Waste Management 77 Total Workplace Supplies 80-81 Trans Niugini Tours 62 Twinza Oil 41 UMW Niugini IBC Westpac 1

Businesses for Health: On show to the world

As the country’s smallest NGO, Businesses for Health Papua New Guinea (B4H) is proud to announce the worldwide sharing of its work on the World Health Organization’s Media channels.

Our work promotes the “Niupela Pasin” (or in health-speak “infection prevention and control”) in small workplaces in the back streets of Port Moresby during the worst of the Pandemic.

When COVID-19 caused the borders to be slammed shut in March 2020, it threatened to kill off our work to reduce the burden of TB. However, with creative thinking, the brilliance of Zoom, the awesome team that brought you #coveryourcough learned to teach workers everything COVID!

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By Dr. Ann M. Clarke

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