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Papua New Guinea Wins Best Booth at 2026 Manila Travel Madness Expo
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Papua New Guinea Wins Best Booth Award at Travel Madness Expo 2026
Papua New Guinea won the Best Booth award at the 2026 Travel Madness Expo in Manila with over 170 Asian travel organisations participating. Air Niugini and PNGTPA will also promote PNG at upcoming tourism fairs in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Syria’s Tourist Arrivals More Than Double in First Half of 2026
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