The Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK) in collaboration with the Business Promotion Unit of the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MTCIC) continued its community-based tourism program on Nonouti Island from 14 – 31 October 2022.
Through this mission, the team worked with participating communities to develop their community- based tourism business plans. This included consultation with participating communities on business name ideas, package and pricing and other necessary information required for the business plan completion.
A total of 6 island communities participated in the exercise and they included Autukia village, Rootin Abamakoro and CM Umwantewenei.
The business plan development will assist these 3 communities to understand the basics of the business and revenue management skills that will help sustain their business. Sustainability will be core to Nonouti island’s community-based tourism businesses with economic prosperity, cultural preservation, and environmental protection as their guiding pillars.
The 2 program also included product trial, development of product sign boards and a lobster cooking competition to boost community capacity authentic culinary experience.
The mission concluded with the cultural trade fair and the world food day celebration as a wrap of the LDCF Project 1 featuring winners of the lobster cookery champion, best fishing guides and food security award.
The Nonouti community-based tourism participating communities’ business plans will be endorsed during the launch and familiarisation trip in November 2022.
