island traveler 2nd anniversary issue winter 2015
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The first destination magazine promoting the CNMI.TRANSCRIPT
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2nd Anniversary Issue
www.ltg-publishing.com Volume 9 Winter 2014
Happy New Year
Excitement at the International
Festival of Cultures
Celebrating XMAS and CNY the Islands Way
The Sun Shines on the CNMIs Tourism Industry
Safe TravelSduring The feSTive SeaSon
BEST ChoICES For A Romantic DinneR
Vacation Like a CELEBRITYJet Off tO SAIpAn
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photos courtesy of: MVA
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This year, September 13 saw the festivals opening with Micronesia Night. September 20th was Asian Night with Asian performers starting off the evenings entertainment followed by other nations. September 27th was Polynesian Night and October 4 marked the last Saturday of the IFC, highlighting The Parade of Cultures, which started at the Chamolinian Village, marching up Beach Road and into Paseo de Marianas.
Please plan on coming to Saipan next September where every Saturday will see new entertainment, great cultural foods, and a pleasant atmosphere for families, locals and visitors to all mingle enjoy the festivities. See you there!!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Jan 24th: 8th Annual Marianas Coffee Trail Run 124 8
Jan 25th: Saipan Swim Club Pentathlon & Masters Swim Meet125: &
Feb 7th: Garapan Street Market
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Feb 14th : Golf 4 GCA Kids
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Feb 14th : 11th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival
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Feb 15th : 11th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival
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Feb 27th: 15th Annual PIC Tennis Championships
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Feb 28th: 15th Annual PIC Tennis Championships
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JANUARY
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MARIANAS PULSE
Increasing arrivals, hotel renovations and landmark resort developments in the horizon, new shopping destinations and entertainment features, additional ground activities for the tourists these and all the other obvious indications of a promising future of the tourism industry are seen and felt all over Saipan and the other main islands of the CNMI. The impact of these numbers and developments is a major boost to the CNMIs economy. Tourism is the Commonwealths major industry and revenue source for the government. Furthermore,
ThE SUN ShiNES ON ThE
CNMiS TOURiSM iNDUSTRY
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by your Island traveler team
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the much reported positive developments are expected to be reflected in other related indicators such as spending on capital infrastructure and employment rate.
Saipan, the CNMIs capital, is poised to cement its popularity as the go-to destination in the Pacific with the much reported future development of a $7.1 billion, 4,000-room multi-purpose resort by Best Sunshine International. Another recent report cited 3 more developments that will see the rise of world class luxury hotels and resorts in Saipan and
Tinian. Anticipation is high for the home-run scenario and the CNMI has all the right ingredients to reach it. The current administration has shown its keenness to projects relevant to strengthening the major industry. The leading hotels, vendors and corporations involved in tourism for decades have to be credited, not so much for their patience, but more for their international business acumen that made them see through the old dark days of the economy and stay to lead some necessary changes to pave the way for the positive developments within the industry.
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CnMI ARRIVALS Despite the deep reduction in arrivals from Russia, CNMI continues to post positive and remarkable overall growth
Data Source: MVA Visitors Arrival Report except for * * - ITs estimate only. As of publication, Nov. 2014 is already at 414K
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LADY YUS PREDiCTiONSLady Yu consults the stars to find out what lies
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