Leading sustainable tourism insights, advancing knowledge, shaping Pacific tourism futures.
The Pacific Tourism Futures Research Group advances sustainable tourism in the Pacific by delivering rigorous, evidence-based intelligence that addresses the region’s diverse priorities. We work in close partnership with governments, industry stakeholders, and communities to design and implement robust data collection and analysis, ensuring tourism policy, planning and investment are informed by reliable insights.
With expertise spanning tourism economics, visitor experience, industry performance, and community perspectives, we provide actionable knowledge that supports resilient, inclusive, and culturally grounded tourism futures across Pacific destinations.
The PTDI is the flagship programme of our research group. It has delivered coordinated, long-term tourism data programmes across Pacific nations, enabling evidence-based decision-making for governments, industry, and communities.
Select a country below to learn more about the resources that have been developed.
The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute was engaged by the IFC/World Bank to conduct the Papua New Guinea International Visitor survey from 2017.
NZTRI worked with the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority to collect data on the ground.
The data collected from the survey provides insight into the travel trends and market needs of international visitors. Information collected from the survey has helped Papua New Guinea develop its national tourism policy.
To learn more about this project you can also visit PNG Tourism Promotions Authority.
Yap is a small island state and part of the Federated States of Micronesia. The Yap Visitors Bureau and NZTRI partnered from 2015 on to facilitate an International Visitors Survey. NZTRI also undertook the development of the Visit Yap App, a mobile app for visitors to the island.
The research information on this web page was formerly conducted under the auspices of the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI).