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Rosa Maitava Phone: 675 76695419 Email: [email protected] OR www.pngtia.com Facebook: PNG Tourism Industry Association

Greetings! With Easter around the corner,

you might be wondering what to do for

Easter. Check out what some of our mem-

bers are offering and take up the opportuni-

ty to see more of PNG.

Whatever your plans for Easter Holidays, we

at PNG Tourism Industry Association would

like to wish you all a wonderful Easter Holi-

day.

In this issue, we highlight the offers that

some of our members are offering during

the April and May months, the upcoming

events that you may want to note in your

calendar so you do not miss out.

We welcome our new members who have

joined us in the past month and we hope

you enjoy our newsletters keeping you in-

formed on what we are doing and special

offers.

March 2014

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What our members are up to

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Upcoming Events 2014 6

Inside this issue:

YOUR VOICE!

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Your Voice Volume 3, Issue 3

What are our members up to?

Easter Special

Return airfares Port Moresby to Rabaul

Accommodation@ K1,698 per person, Twin

Share Executive Bungalow

Standard Hot Breakfast

Return Airport Transfers

Travel Taxes & Surcharges VAT

Return airfares Port Moresby to Hoskins

Accommodation @ K1,623 per person, Twin

Share Plantation House Room

Daily Laundry Services

Return Airport Transfers

Travel Taxes and Surcharges VAT

For more information or bookings, Contact Air

Niugini Tours Department

Toll Free 180 2121

Email: [email protected]

Hanover Special Inclusions: · 5 nights accommodation in a double/twin room with private facilities at Lissenung Island Resort · 2 nights accommodation in a double/twin room with share facilities at ‘Clem’s Place’ on Tunnung Island · Return airport transfer · Return boat transfer to Clem’s Place · All meals · 5 days with 2 boat dives per day · 2 night dives at the ‘Sanko Maru’ · Tanks, weights, dive guide, snacks onboard dive boat · Complimentary shore diving on Lissenung House Reef · Complimentary “sun-downer” wine at Clem’s Place · Complimentary image downloading and CD/DVD burning Sample 8-Day Itinerary: Day 1: · Arrival at Kavieng and transfer to Lissenung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort Day 2: · 2 boat dives on some of Lissenung’s famous dive sites such as Albatross Passage or Peter’s Patch · Free shore diving in the afternoon at Lis-senung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort Day 3: · Depart for northern New Hanover in the Pa-cific. The boat ride over will take approx. 2.5



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· Minimum 4, maximum 6 divers · Group rates and other special offers do not apply · Divers should hold a minimum of Advanced Open Water plus 50 dives, or Open Water plus 100 dives. Please present logbook for verification. · Divers must hold DAN insurance. · Divers have to pay an Environment & Safety Fee of K 12.00 / AUD 4.00 per person / dive day. This amount helps fund the recompression facility in Port Moresby as well as environmental programs throughout PNG. This is not an insurance and does neither cover evacuation nor chamber treatment. · A deposit of 20% is required at the time of book-ing. Final payment must be made 45 days prior to arrival at Lissenung Island Resort.

· Cancellation policy applies as follows:

Cancellations more than 45 days prior to arrival–

full refund. Cancellation 30 – 45 days prior to arri-

val – a 20% cancellation fee is charged

Cancellation within 30 days of arrival – no refund is

given.

Email: [email protected]

hours · 2 boat dives around Three Islands Harbor where we will explore some rarely dived wrecks, incl. the ‘Sanko Maru’ with the accompanying Midget Submarine. · 1 night dive at the ‘Sanko Maru’ · Overnight at ‘Clem’s Place’ on Tunnung Island Day 4: · 2 boat dives at Chapman’s Reef off the western-most point of New Hanover. Please be aware that these dive might be in some very strong cur-rent. · 1 night dive at the ‘Sanko Maru’ · Overnight at ‘Clem’s Place’ on Tunnung Island Day 5: · 2 boat dives around New Hanover · In the afternoon, return to Lissenung Island Re-sort · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort Day 6: · 2 boat dives on some of Lissenung’s famous di-ve sites such as Echuca Patch or Helmut’s Reef · Free shore diving in the afternoon at Lissenung Island · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort Day 7: · Rest day · Possibility for a Full Day Island Village Tour · Overnight at Lissenung Island Resort Day 8: · Depart Lissenung Island Resort or stay on for some more awesome diving! (Normal accommo-dation and diving rates apply!) This is a sample itinerary only and it is subject to change without notice, depending on weather conditions. Satellite phone, Oxygen and First Aid equipment and spare parts kit are on board the dive boat. Please note that the guest house visit-ed might be quite basic. However, the experi-ence you will gain during this trip will be very much worth the effort! Cost: Price depends on number of divers in the group, so please contact us to discuss. Conditions:



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About the Lae Yacht Club Lae Yacht Club is PNG’s premier Yacht Club based in Lae – Papua New Guniea. LYC was formed in 1961. Over the years the club has developed from a boatshed in Voco Point into PNG’s most prestigious Yacht Club. The LYC grounds, facilities, marina and services are provided for the enjoyment and utilization of members and invited guests in their company. Nestled along the beautiful Lae Harbours foreshore, just few minutes drive from Lae Town, the club enjoys stunning har-bour views and world class facilities and offers its 1200 members and many visitors plenty of excuses to visit regularly. LYC was formed in 1961 and over the years has become PNG's leading expo-nent of Game Fishing. LYC facilities include function rooms, res-taurant, bar, fully serviced marina, boat sheds, radio control tower, ladies & gents toilets/showers for visiting boat crews and members of the club, gaming room including 30 poker machines, laundry, chil-dren's playground, two car parks, marine fuel station and special running track for fitness. Members and visitors of the LYC enjoy be-ing part of an active club in a superb loca-

tion with state-of-the-art facilities and an international reputation that attracts visi-tors and yachts &crews from all over the world for the climax of the mystic envi-ronment of the city of Lae and Papua New Guinea.



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Upcoming Events

Date:

10th—14th September 2014

Venue:

TBC

1. The South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) will be hosting the first ever South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) from 22 – 23 May 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand.

2. 5th Melanesian Arts Festival @ Constitutional Park, Port Moresby from 28th June—11th July 2014

3. Mask Festival in East New Britain province, Rabaul from 16—21 July 2014

4. Crocodile Festival in East Sepik Province, Wewak from 5-7 August 2014

5. Mt. Hagen Show in Western highlands Province, Mt Hagen from 16-17 August 2014 ____________________________________________________________________________________

Corporate Members

Air Niugini

Comfort Inn

Coral Sea Hotels

Jais Aben Resort

Kavieng Niu Lodge

Kiburu Lodge

Kokoda Tracking Authority

Kokopo Beach Bungalow

Lae Yacht Club

Lissenung Island Resort

Loloata Island Resort

PNG Trekking Adventure

PNG Dive Association

POM Nature Park

Surfing Association of PNG

Sepik Adventure Tours

Sepik River Crocodile Festival & Arts Society

The Shady Rest Hotel

Trans Niugini Tours

Travel Planners (PNG) Ltd

Tufi Resort

Walindi Plantation Resort

Wellness Lodge

Associate Members

Airways Hotel

Lae International Hotel

Madang Lodge Hotel

Tawali Leisure & Dive Resort

Konebada Resort

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