The Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK) office in Tarawa conducted a 2-day validation workshop of their draft 2023-2026 Strategic Plan at Tabon te Keekee Eco Lodge Abatao, North Tarawa from 06-08 October 2023.
Management and staff of the organization were joined by members of the TAK Board of Directors to review and validate its updated strategic plan and priorities. The workshop focused on ensuring that the TAK strategic plan facilitates the development a sustainable tourism industry that benefits the people of Kiribati, while also protecting the nation’s natural and cultural resources.
During the validation workshop, participants discussed the proposed strategic plan priorities and provided feedback on how to ensure that they are aligned with the needs of the tourism industry and the people of Kiribati. The workshop also provided an opportunity to confirm key stakeholders and partners who will be critical to the success of the strategic plan.
TAK CEO, Petero Manufolau said that TAK is committed to developing a sustainable tourism industry that benefits every I-Kiribati and the 2023-2026 strategic plan will provide the organisation with a roadmap to achieving such a goal.
The draft strategic plan validation workshop is part of the final round of review of the organisation’s new strategic plan. The next validation workshop will be conducted with TAK’s Kiribati Island staff in mid-October
The development of TAK’s strategic plan is supported by the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI). TAK envisages that its plan be launched in November 2023 with implementation to begin from January 2024.
