AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCruise Planning for the Curious: Viking has unveiled its 2028–2029 World Cruise lineup, including a 142-day voyage on Viking Vesta departing Fort Lauderdale on 21 Dec 2028, with stops in Hawaii and French Polynesia (Tahiti and Bora Bora) plus the Cook Islands, before continuing across New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia and Africa and ending in London on 12 May 2029. Regional Sport Spotlight: Samoa’s Olympic sailor Vaimo’oi’a Astrid Ripley will compete at the 2026 Oceania Championships in Tahiti (26–30 May), a key milestone ahead of the 2027 Pacific Games and a chance to race against top regional talent. Pacific Aviation & Tourism Links: The Cook Islands hosted ASPA81 in Rarotonga (18–20 May), bringing together airline and tourism leaders across the Pacific to discuss partnerships that strengthen island connectivity. Ocean Culture Travel: A travel feature highlights Niue’s humpback whale season, describing how visitors can hear and experience whale song in clear South Pacific waters—an experience also linked to the wider region, including French Polynesia. Diplomacy Watch: Papua New Guinea’s plan to open an embassy in Paris is framed as a potential boost for cooperation (including with France’s Pacific ties), while raising questions about maintaining independent foreign policy.
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