Currently, the tourism industry in PNG contributes less than 2% to PNG’s GDP and is way below the regional average of 20%.
Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Tobias Kulang said this during the launch of the Tourism Policing Concept that the underperformance of this important industry is due to many factors and one of the leading factors is law and order.
“PNG is ranked as one of the dangerous places on earth and there is a lingering stigma in the minds if the international community.”
