Guide to Kokoda Tour Operators: Legal, Illegal, & Shonky
The PNG Investment Promotion Authority (IPA) Act requires Australian Kokoda tour companies to be...
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Kokoda Spirit Review – Let the Buyer Beware!
Kokoda Spirit was created by Wayne Wetherall, a former National Sales & Marketing Manager for an unknown refrigeration company – he was quick to spot the early business opportunites presented with the emergence of Kokoda as a pilgrimage tourism destination and set about transforming himself from a slick suburban salesman into a self-proclaimed ‘explorer, adventurer, philanthropist and historian’ with a ‘passion’ for our diggers.
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Call to Cancel Kokoda Track Authority Junket to Brisbane
The Kokoda Tour Operators Forum scheduled to take place in a 5-star Brisbane hotel on 23-24 November 2023 should be cancelled and either conducted via Zoom or switched to Port Moresby.
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Adventure Kokoda Tour Operators License Update
Update on the revocation of Adventure Kokoda tour Operators License
Read MoreCHAPTER 30: Call for an Inquiry into the Management of the Kokoda Trail 2009-2019
A review of Australia’s involvement with the Kokoda Trail over the past decade indicates that the Australian officials have been major influencers in strategies which have led to the neglect of the wartime heritage of the Kokoda campaign and the current dysfunctional system of management for the Kokoda trekking industry.
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Time for a National Civil Service Scheme
More than a decade before invasive social media introduced a new level of nothingness into our...
Read MoreCHAPTER 27: Database Evaluation of the Kokoda Trekking Industry: 2003-2019
Official data, based on the number of Trek Permits issued by the Kokoda Track (Special Purpose) Authority (KTA), reveals that villagers across the Kokoda Trail have suffered a cumulative decline of K49.7 million in lost income opportunities since the DFAT-Kokoda Initiative assumed responsibility for its management in 2009.
A Kokoda Livelihoods Study by Pacific Islands Projects revealed the DFAT-Kokoda Initiative allocates just 1% of their budget to ‘income generating projects’ for villagers across the Trail.
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Envirocrats Hijack Kokoda
In 2008 Australia developed a ‘Joint’ Agreement with the PNG Government in regard to the...
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CHAPTER 9: The Mt. Kodu Goldmine
The Rise, Fall and Future of Kokoda Tourism The rise in Kokoda tourism can be traced to former...
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