TPA backs tourism with flight subsidy

THE PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA) has provided K500,000 to Air Niugini as a travel subsidy through the airline’s tour packages.
PNGTPA chief executive officer Eric Mossman said it was an effort to grow domestic tourism.
Mossman signed the agreement with Air Niugini commercial general manager Paul Abbot in Port Moresby last week.
He said the promotion was timely as travel restrictions were being relaxed after the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic with more people now travelling.
Of the total, K250,000 will go towards promotions in the domestic market while the other K250,000 will be used to support and promote the inbound Australian tourism market.
“Covid-19 brought travel and tourism to a standstill over the last two years, however with the restrictions being slowly lifted and more people now travelling, we hope they can make use of the domestic travel subsidies being offered,” Mossman said.