Travel And Tourism in Papua New Guinea

Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in Papua New Guinea report offers a comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market, including background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits.

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Car rental; Demand factors; Health & wellness tourism; Tourism flows domestic; Tourism flows inbound; Tourism flows outbound; Tourism receipts and expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel accommodation; Travel retail

Executive summary

Papua New Guinea: The Final Frontier

With 800 cultural groups, each with their own language, numerous active volcanoes and an extensive collection of islands, Papua New Guinea is a unique country with an attractive tourist proposition: It is one of the least developed and most traditional countries in the world, where people have lived much as they have for thousands of years. Covered in impenetrable jungle and equally impenetrable mountain, Papua New Guinea is the final frontier.

A Land Without Roads

As befits such an undeveloped nation, Papua New Guinea has an equally undeveloped tourism infrastructure. There are practically no major roads, with more long-distance transport facilitated by an over-priced air service. The land also has a reputation for being dangerous, with political turmoil, inter-tribal warfare, armed hold-ups of vehicles and gangs of ‘raskols’ commonplace. Not surprisingly then, there is a complete absence of luxury resorts, making Papua New Guinea something of an oddity in the South Pacific region.

The World Discovers Papua New Guinea

A lack of tourist facilities has traditionally put tourists off visiting Papua New Guinea, but an increase in the popularity of extreme and adventure tourism, and the improved means of accessing such markets due to the internet, have combined to help Papua New Guinea reach a variety of niche travellers, including scuba divers and World War II enthusiasts. As a result, the number of visitors to Papua New Guinea has grown progressively over the last few years, and tourism is now the fastest growing segment of the economy.

Growing Economy Attracts Business Travel

Political stability over the review period removed a major impediment for businesses to invest in Papua New Guinea, a destination where political unrest previously fostered uncertainty. Now, with the booming economies of Asia on its doorstep, Papua New Guinea has gained the region’s attention as a source of resources, including minerals, timber and fish. This has brought an influx of business travel into Papua New Guinea, with Port Moresby a hub of activity in the construction of business hotels.

Open Air Policy Attempts To Increase Competition

With Papua New Guinea’s airfares amongst the highest in the world, this has traditionally been another impediment to travelling to this destination. In an attempt to foster competition and bring down prices, 2006 saw the introduction of an open air policy, meaning that international airlines could compete on routes in and out of Papua New Guinea. Whilst thus far, there have been no takers, competition has still grown from another quarter; Airlines PNG has been revitalised and is now competing more aggressively against the national carrier, Air Niugini.

Table of contents

TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA : MARKET INSIGHT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Papua New Guinea: The Final Frontier

A Land Without Roads

The World Discovers Papua New Guinea

Growing Economy Attracts Business Travel

Open Air Policy Attempts To Increase Competition

KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Extreme Destination

Business Travel Leads Industry

Australia The Main Source Of Visitors

Personal Safety Continues To Be An Issue

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 1 Length of Domestic Trip: 2002-2007

Table 2 Length of Outbound Departure: 2002-2007

MARKET DATA

Table 3 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2002-2007

Table 4 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2002-2007

Table 5 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2002-2007

Table 6 Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2002-2007

Table 7 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2007-2012

Table 8 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2007-2012

Table 9 Forecast Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2007-2012

Table 10 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts: Value 2007-2012

Table 11 Departures by Destination: 2002-2007

Table 12 Departures by Method of Transport: 2002-2007

Table 13 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2002-2007

Table 14 Outgoing Tourist Expenditure: Value 2002-2007

Table 15 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2007-2012

Table 16 Forecast Departures by Method of Transport: 2007-2012

Table 17 Forecast Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2007-2012

Table 18 Forecast Outgoing Tourist Expenditure: Value 2007-2012

Table 19 Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2002-2007

Table 20 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2002-2007

Table 21 Forecast Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2007-2012

Table 22 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2007-2012

Table 23 Tourist Attractions: Value 2002-2007

Table 24 Forecast Tourist Attractions: Value 2007-2012

Table 25 Health and Wellness Tourism Sales: Value 2002-2007

Table 26 Forecast Health and Wellness Sales: Value 2007-2012

Table 27 Balance of Tourism Payments: Value 2002-2007

DEFINITIONS

Tourism Parameters

Travel accommodation

Transportation

Car rental

Travel retail

Internet sales

Summary 1 Research Sources

TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 28 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 29 Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2002-2007

Table 30 Regional Hotel Parameters 2007

Table 31 Travel Accommodation by Sector: Number of Rooms 2005-2007

Table 32 Travel Accommodation by Sector: Number of Beds 2005-2007

Table 33 Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 34 Hotel Company Rankings 2005-2007

Table 35 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2007-2012

Table 36 Forecast Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2007-2012

Table 37 Forecast Travel Accommodation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012

TRANSPORTATION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 38 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 39 Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 40 Airline Company Rankings 2005-2007

Table 41 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2007-2012

Table 42 Forecast Transportation Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012

CAR RENTAL IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 43 Car Rental Sales: Value 2002-2007

Table 44 Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 45 Car Rental Company Rankings 2005-2007

Table 46 Forecast Car Rental Sales: Value 2007-2012

Table 47 Forecast Car Rental Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012

TRAVEL RETAIL IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Headlines

Trends

Prospects

Sector Data

Table 48 Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2002-2007

Table 49 Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2002-2007

Table 50 Travel Retail Products Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 51 Travel Retail Products Company Rankings 2005-2007

Table 52 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets: Units 2007-2012

Table 53 Forecast Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2007-2012

Table 54 Forecast Travel Retail Products Internet Sales: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012