The agreement with the Ok Tedi Landowners Royalty Investment Trust will see TPA provide technical and other support to the landowner communities to develop and market their tourism products.
Tourism Promotion Authority CEO, Jerry Agus, said whilst we appreciate the good work that the mining and petroleum sector is doing, it is common knowledge that this sector has a timeframe to it.
“Over the next 20 or 30 years’ time, we know that these sectors will come to an end,” he stated.
“And when that happens, which industries are we going to fall back on?
