Vale Jo Tuamoto

THE tourism sector across the South Pacific is in mourning after the death of Tourism Solomons CEO Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto last month after a bout of ill health. Tuamoto suffered a medical incident in Honiara and had recently returned to be close to family in Fiji, where he sadly died.

As well as leading Tourism Solomons since 2013 - and leading its rebrand from the former Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau - the visionary Tuamoto had previously been global CEO for Tourism Fiji and was instrumental in developing the destination’s high profile. He was also well known to the local industry as Tourism Fiji’s Regional Director for Australia, as well as a stint in the Americas, and prior to that as MD of Blue Lagoon Cruises.

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Rod Sims, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission