This
year’s 2008 Vanuatu TOK TOK will be held in August Thursday 28th
and Friday 29th.
Tok tok in Vanuatu’s Bislama language means ‘get together
and talk,’ and one wholesaler at the 2007 event said this had been
achieved at a highly professionally level, with the event "outshining
other trade shows, and being relaxed whilst informative, it imbued us with
the way of life of Vanuatu."
The Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) that organizes the annual
event is expecting an even larger attendance at this year’s event than the
record-breaking 2007 Tok Tok, which has been praised variously by
participants as "the best ever," "very educational," and "offering a
fantastic amount of information in a short stay."
VTO General Manager, Annie Niatu said registration for
buyers and sellers for this year’s Tok Tok would open on 15th April, and
be due on 15th July. " A total of 65 buyers from Australia, New Zealand,
the USA, New Caledonia and Japan attended the 2007 event, and more than 70
local companies show-cased their hotels, resorts, bungalows, budget and
backpacker accommodation, dive, game fishing, cultural and adventure
tours, airline and cruise/charters, and the main islands of Efate,
Espiritu Santo and Tanna."
"From indications already, we’re
anticipating an even larger roll-up on both sides in 2008” states the VTO
General Manager, Mrs Annie Niatu. Venue of event will be released shortly.
Annie can be contacted on (678) 22685 / 22515 and email gmanager@tourism.vu for
further enquiries.
