Resistance to mega-tourism is rising in the South Pacific – but will governments put words into action?
- Written by Apisalome Movono, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University

With COVID-19 travel restrictions largely a thing of the past for Australian and New Zealand tourists, Pacific destinations are enjoying the return of visitors – albeit at a slower pace than in other parts of the world.
Tourism in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands was hit hard by the pandemic, but patience and resilience a...