The beautiful islands of French Polynesia might become more difficult to visit as the region announces a new sustainable tourism plan
Under the Fāri'ira'a Manihini 2027 five-year strategic mission, the French Polynesian government aims to set an annual cap of one foreign tourist per local resident -- about 280,000.
The Southern Pacific country includes popular destinations like Bora Bora, Mo'orea and Tahiti. Its capital, Papeete, is on Tahiti.French Polynesia is a territory of France, and thus anyone with a French passport -- including those who live in Guadeloupe, Guyana and the like -- wouldn't be considered an overseas visitor by law.The FM27 document acknowledges that tourism is an important source of employment and revenue for residents.
Under this plan, the government aims to"diversify the different kinds of visitors, make it possible to reconcile economic growth with the preservation of the environment, the quality of life of the populations and the appreciation of our heritage." It also mentions encouraging visitors from a range of parts of the world.However, it may seem strange that the country is considering a visitor cap when overtourism is not an issue there.
According to data from the World Bank, French Polynesia welcomed about 300,000 visitors in 2019, its highest number ever. But this long-term plan was likely influenced by other such models around the world.
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