Apisalome Movono

Api Movono

Api Movono

Api Movono is a seni­or lec­turer at Mas­sey Uni­ver­sity, New Zea­l­and where he con­tin­ues his pas­sion for the Pacific through research and pro­mot­ing devel­op­ment that is fair, resi­li­ent, and sus­tain­able for future gen­er­a­tions”. His work seeks to cre­ate a more accur­ate under­stand­ing of Pacific Island peoples and to find solu­tions and long-term strategies for the many chal­lenges Pacific Islanders face.

What do the people want? Reimagining Pacific Island travel & tourism

, and March 16, 2021
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Reimagining pacific island tourism for host communities. Image (c) Pedram Pirnia

Thanks to its pan­­dem­ic-induced pause, travel & tour­ism has an oppor­tun­ity to rein­vent itself to bet­ter serve the aspir­a­tions of des­tin­a­tion com­munit­ies, accord­ing to Apis­a­lome Movono, Regina Scheyvens, and Soph­ie Auck­ram. The Mas­sey Uni­ver­sity research­ers draw on their ongo­ing study of five Pacific Island states to argue why the industry should be more attuned to […]

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