MVA takes issue with bill to divert portion of hotel occupancy tax

After nearly three years of talks of increasing the hotel occupancy tax by 5 percent and coming to an agreement to allocate the funds to the Marianas Visitors Authority for marketing purposes, a new bill is being proposed to divert 1 percent of that funding to the Saipan Mayor’s...
Posted On Jul 17 2014 04:00
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Rebranding opportunity for the CNMI as ‘Flower Islands’

The Northern Marianas might have the opportunity to rebrand itself as a “flower island” if and only if the project pushes through and the required funding is made available to the Marianas Visitors Authority, according to MVA executive director Perry Tenorio. Speaking at last...
Posted On Jul 11 2014 04:00
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International Festival of Cultures is MVA’s new annual signature event

The Marianas Visitors Authority will be launching its newest annual signature event this September—the International Festival of Cultures. According to organizing committee chair Ryan Calvo, the event would showcase the international cultures in the CNMI, with emphasis on...
Posted On Jul 08 2014 04:00
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Korea overtakes Japan as NMI’s prime tourist market

Korea is on its way to surpassing Japan for the first time as the CNMI’s largest source of tourists by the end of fiscal year 2014, officials said yesterday as they also pointed to continued growth in visitor arrivals from China, Russia, and Taiwan. Gov. Eloy S. Inos said the...
Posted On Jul 04 2014 04:03
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