Perrottet, JohnGarcia, Andres F.2017-09-262017-09-262016-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28410This is a background paper to the Pacific Possible report. For many Pacific Island countries, tourism is the main economic opportunity to generate incomes and jobs. This report suggests that increasing tourism demand in four areas could drive growth of tourism arrivals in the Pacific: Increasing demand from Chinese tourists, retired persons, high income individuals, and cruise ship operators. It sets out key actions to capitalize on these potential sources of increased demand and ensure the development of the tourism sector in an environmentally, socially, and culturally sustainable manner.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOTOURIST ATTRACTIONCRUISE ARRIVALSDESTINATIONSPASSENGER SERVICESTOURISM ACTIVITIESDESTINATION MARKETINGRAISE AWARENESSFREE TRAVELENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONINTERNATIONAL TRAVELAIR SERVICESIMPORTANCE OF TOURISMCULTURAL HERITAGEAIRPORTPASSENGERSSMALL ISLANDSAIRLINESFERRIESINTERNATIONAL TOURISTSTOURIST ACTIVITIESCRUISE DESTINATIONSAIR ROUTESINTERNATIONAL AIRPORTVEHICLESTOURISM POLICYFARESFUEL BURNDESTINATION MANAGEMENTTRENDAIR CARRIERCRUISE SHIPJOURNEYSUBSIDYCARRIERSTRAFFICTRAVEL FACILITATIONTAXROUTESAIRPORTSINCOME TAXINTERNATIONAL AIRPORTSTOURIST INDUSTRYWEALTHCRUISE SHIPSAIRUNDERGROUNDTOURISTS PER YEARPRICE SENSITIVETRAVELERSFLIGHT CONNECTIONSTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTUREDRIVERSVEHICLESIGNAGEROADCOSTSAIR TRAVELTRAININGTOURISM RECEIPTSLONG- HAUL TRAVELTRANSPORTTOURISM INCOMEARTERYPEAK PERIODSACCESS ROADSTRIPSRESORTSTOURISM ORGANIZATIONTRUEDOMESTIC AIRPORTSVISITORTOURISM MARKETTRAVEL TIMESGROWTH OF TOURISMTOURISM SECTORNATURAL RESOURCESROUTEFUEL CONSUMPTIONSUBSIDIESGRANTSTRAVEL PATTERNSINFRASTRUCTURETAXESLUXURY HOTELSBUSESBAGGAGENATIONAL TOURISMINTERNATIONAL HOTELFLIGHT TIMEINITIATIVESCONGESTIONDRIVINGINTERNATIONAL TRAVELERSTRAVELTRANSPORTATIONRECREATIONCRUISECLIMATE CHANGEPOLICIESTOURIST ARRIVALSALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONSALTERNATIVE ENERGYTOURISTSCARSHISTORIC SITESACCESSIBILITYDESTINATION COUNTRIESLOAD FACTORSCRUISE PASSENGERSDIRECT ROUTESCHARTERSVISITORSPASSENGER VOLUMETOURISMTOURISTAIRCRAFTPORT INFRASTRUCTURETOURISM STRATEGYTAX REVENUEROADSPORT FACILITIESWALKINGBAGGAGE HANDLINGLOCAL TRAVELAVERAGE PASSENGERAIR TRANSPORTPASSENGER SUBSIDYECONOMIES OF SCALEAIRPORT TAXESHOTELSCRUISE LINESFARE DISCOUNTSFUELRESORTTRIPAIRLINE INDUSTRYTOUR OPERATIONSAIR PASSENGER DUTYAIRPORT CHARGESINVESTMENTSTRAFFIC LEVELSAIRWAYSCAPITAL INVESTMENTAIR SERVICEAIR PASSENGERTRAVEL TIMESAFETYPASSENGER KILOMETREDEMAND FOR TRAVELIMPACTS OF TOURISMHOTELReportWorld Bank10.1596/28410