From managing a Travel Agent in New Zealand to operating a local beach resort in Samoa. Please meet Robyn and Grant Thornley, the new owners and managers of the Savaii Lagoon Resort who left everything they built in New Zealand to follow their dream of operating a local beach resort that they believe suits their life careers.

Samoa Tourism Authority successfully hosted a series of industry sessions in an effort to help enhance Samoa’s tourism products and services earlier this month.

Tropical Tours was awarded the Private Tour Company in Samoa for 2023 by the Travel & Hospitality Awards, a United Kingdom-based program that globally recognizes the best hotels, tour operators, and experience providers amongst many other services within the tourism sector.

Samoa Tourism Authority is taking the lead to ensure the issue of public littering is adequately addressed by allocating every last Friday of the month as a clean-up day to collect rubbish around Friendship Park, central Apia’s newest attraction site located behind the Government building.

The Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) European office showcased the best of what “Beautiful Samoa” has to offer to the European markets by meeting 63,000 consumers, 73 travel trade partners and 40+ media, along with other South Pacific Islands and private sector partners.

The Minister for Natural Resources and Environment and Tourism Hon. Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, Samoa Tourism Authority and the Samoa Tourism Sector officially launched on Friday 10th February the Samoa Tourism Sector Plan 2022-2027 targeting the return of tourist arrival numbers pre-pandemic...

The 34th Miss Pacific Islands Pageant has begun with 5 beautiful contestants from the Pacific Islands vying for the crown and the title of Miss Pacific Islands.

A Grant Funding Arrangement has been signed between the New Zealand and Samoa Governments to support the tourism industry in its post-pandemic recovery efforts.

The popular Christmas on the Waterfront is back again this year, with the programme set for Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd December at the Friendship Park.