Discuss about the Hospitality and Tourism in Vanuatu for Southwestern Pacific.
Vanuatu is located in the Southwestern Pacific ocean with the total population of 208,869. Over 2500 years ago this group of islands were home for Melanesians and known by the name of “New Hebrides” which was given by captain James cook in 1774. There are 83 islands in Vanuatu, where 13 are larger and remaining 70 are small ones (Worldatlas, 2018). The People of Vanuatu speaks many languages such as English, French, Pidgin, and Bislama. Vanuatu people faced lots of issues and natural disasters each year. Some of the issues that are raised in past few years such as lack of money, slow development rate, corruption. Various ethical and governmental issues will be discussed in this report. The role of P & O cruises will also be mentioned. The people or organization responsible for issues and the recommendations to solve these problems will also be provided in this report.
The Video named Broken dreams was beautifully picturized and presented the basic issues that should be rectified for the better development of Vanuatu. The Vanuatu citizens are facing a number of issues. It can not be denied that Since gaining independence in 1980, the country fought with many issues that are stopping the nation to grow faster. The people of Vanuatu are familiar with corruption and political issues for many years. According to a report published in the economist twenty-two, Prime Ministers has been changed in Vanuatu since its independence (the economist, 2015). On 14 October 2015 fourteen ministers were caught in a bribery case and sentenced 10 years of prison but the Parliament speaker freed himself in the absence of prime minister and broke the laws that are equal for everyone. The corruption was spread in all over the country in 2015 (News, 2015). In the video “Vanuatu’s Broken Dreams” even the Deputy prime minister Moana Carcasses accepted that the corruption is everywhere (SBS Dateline, 2013).
Vanuatu people also mentioned they do not have basic facilities such as toilets, homes water. There are some community toilets that are only for visitors and not for the the local people. After the tourists left the island the door of these toilets closed until the next visit of foreigners. The another issue raised in Vanuatu is the politicians live luxury life and the public is still living in poverty (SBS, 2013). The money comes from the cruises is still not used properly for the development of Vanuatu. Most of the population of Vanuatu depend upon the cruises visits the island and when they are gone there is no source of income. However, there is some small business started by a group of people but tourism is still the main source of money. Most of the population lives in damaged homes with lack of electricity and drinking water facilities. They have no proper shelter to live and no hygienic food. Most of the people used to cook food in open areas without any gas facilities. Some of them have a generator but no fuels to operate the machines. Many people have been dead by the problem of lack of hygiene and sanitation (Carter et al., 2016). There are no facilities to save the rainwater. Another basic issue is water pollution which was the reason for health-related issues among the people of Vanuatu (World Health Organisation, 2015). The lack of knowledge and black magic believe among people was another concern. The farmers of Vanuatu do not even know how to deal with the money comes from cruises. Electricity is also the major issue in Vanuatu. Some of the people used solar lights as a source of electricity but most of the population relies on torches and kerosene lights. People of Vanuatu living with these issues and trying to overcome the adverse situations. This beautiful nation has always been an attraction for visitors. P & O cruises are well know for taking people to Vanuatu.
This beautiful city is the attraction for many cruises like P & O Cruises, Holland America, Royal Caribbean International, Seabourn etc. P&O is the most common cruise to visit Vanuatu every year. These cruises are the major source of income for Vanuatu people. The tourism industry added around 1.2 million to the Vanuatu economy (IUCN, 2012). P&O cruises traveled to many places such as bay of island, Brisbane, Pago-Pago, and Vanuatu. Nearly 300000 tourists visit Vanuatu every year. the P & O cruises have been visiting south pacific for more than 85 years (Pacific Trade Invest, 2018). There is a market made by Vanuatu peoples especially for visitors comes from different countries. This market becomes the attractions for tourists and people love to visit many times. Stalls of Handicrafts and food items are there and earning a good income. This market only opens up when cruses visit Vanuatu (Net Balance Management Group, 2014). P&O also provide employment opportunity to the Ni-Vanuatu. increased the employment opportunity for the Ni-Vanuatu. Hundreds of Ni-Vanuatu already work on P & O cruises to help the tourist. The P & O Pacific made an agreement with ave the children fund to build health post and to develop infrastructure and business in Vanuatu. The cava juice is also famous among the tourists. To make extra money the many stalls of locally made products have been settled in the cruise tourism market. These stalls growing faster and making a satisfying income for Vanuatu (P&O, 2016). P & O cruise have a positive impact on the economy of Vanuatu and these ships are providing them an opportunity to grow financially (DailyPost, 2018).
The government officials are the main reason behind most of the issues in Vanuatu. The corruption spread in all over the country. The poverty and health issues were never considered by the government. The corruption was noticed by the whole world when the 14 ministers were imprisoned by Vanuatu court for bribery case. Even the deputy prime minister was found guilty. (News, 2015).
The lack knowledge is the reason behind the health issues and hygiene problems. The are no facilities provided to save the rainwater. Behind the sanitation or toilet issues, unmanaged water pollution was also a reason. Water is easily available there but the quality is poor. There are no facilities to collect the rainwater. In March 2015 when a cyclone pam hit Vanuatu it affects the whole nation adversely and affected most of the population. This happened because there was no preparation for facing such disasters. It was no the first time when Vanuatu faced cyclones but still, they were not prepared. After the cyclone, they fail to maintain the damaged infrastructure even after the great financial help from many countries like Australia (The Australian, 2018).
Most of the population have no electricity facilities to light their houses and other purposes. The reason is the electricity prices that are too high and the people are unable to afford (The world bank, 2015). The government is accountable for the electricity issues (Reeep, 2012).
Australia is helping Vanuatu for many years and continues the bond with the Vanuatu government for the development of that nation. According to a report published by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT, 2017), Australia provided nearly $50 million for the long-term construction in Vanuatu. The Australian government and other non-government organizations (NGO’s) continue to help Vanuatu to reduce health issues and education issues. The Australian ad Vanuatu made an agreement to overcome some issues like education, safety, reconstruction and economic opportunities. Many projects have been started by the Australian government to solve electricity issues. The world bank invested in Vanuatu to provide electricity to the Ni-Vanuatu at affordable prices. The project started by world bank with Australia, helping Vanuatu government to provide 90 % electricity access before 2020 (The World Bank, 2015). The funding provided by Australian government of construction and rain harvesting equipment. The economy has been growing with the help of Australian government and continuously to investing for the development of Vanuatu (Australian Government, 2018). But still, there are some issues that are not solved yet. After the cyclone, Australia continues to support Vanuatu for the infrastructure which was damaged like roads, and school buildings. DFAT report also stated that the help provided by the Australian government was not fast enough (DFAT, 2017). Both the governments should have focused on the small issues and help the nation by providing the basic facilities like toilets and income sources. There should be punishment for the people involved in corruption equally.
Conclusion
Vanuatu is a group of islands previously known as “New Hebrides”. After analyzing the problems faced by Vanuatu people it was found that corruption, sanitation, lack of water, lack of electricity are the main issues of Vanuatu. The government of Vanuatu was found to be responsible for the problems. The Vanuatu economy is slowly growing with help of P & O cruises and by selling some products and handicrafts to the tourists comes to visit. Australia continuously helping the nation to develop in every sector. It can be recommended that small but important issues like electricity, lack of employment, hygiene issues, health problems should be considered by the government.
References
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