National Geographic Channel to feature the South Pacific

South Pacific Travel media release 11 February: The beauty and splendor of the Pacific Islands will be featured on the National Geographic Chanel throughout Asia on 6 TV channels in the month of April. The partnership between the South Pacific Tourism Organisation based in Suva, Fiji and the National Geographic Channel will see key attractions of the Pacific being featured on Asian TV Channels such as the National Geographic Hong Kong, Xing King China, National Geographic China block – Global Geographic, Channel V China, and Chinese Movies Hong Kong channels. The opportunity will highlight and feature the South Pacific islands to a global audience which will ultimately draw the attention of interested travelers. “With the Shanghai World Expo ready to open its doors on May the 1st, we see this as an excellent opportunity to showcase to China & Asia what the South Pacific has to offer”, said Mr Andrew Nihopara, Acting CEO of South Pacific Tourism Organisation. All the Pacific islands countries will be represented at the Shanghai World Expo under one umbrella, the Pacific Pavilion.

“This initiative with the National Geographic Channel will not only assist us in attracting visitors to the Pacific Pavilion from China & Asia, but it will provide the necessary exposure our South Pacific islands require, to capture a global audience and future visitors to the South Pacific,” Mr Nihopara said. The National Geographic Channel spots throughout April will include attractive photo shoots of the naturally beautiful islands, its resources and the people of the South Pacific.