Speaking to the acting CEO of Tourism Solomons, Dagnal Dereveke, one thing is abundantly clear: the Solomon Islands is not trying to be something it is not.
When I ask the obvious question, ‘How does the Solomon Islands compare to its Pacific neighbours Fiji and Vanuatu?’, Dereveke does not go into sales mode, rapidly firing off all the features of the islands. Instead, he calmly responds: “In regards to tourism development, we’re nowhere near.”
14 OCTOBER, 2024