American Samoa Tourism
CIA - The World Factbook -- American Samoa
This is a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American Samoa conducts most of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism is a promising developing sector. ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- American Samoa
This is a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American Samoa conducts most of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism is a promising developing sector. ... [Read More]
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The total labor force of American Samoa consists of approximately 14,800 workers, roughly one-third of the total population. About one-third of the labor force are aliens, mostly from Western Samoa. The largest employer, with approximately 4,282 employees is the American Samoa Government. The economy is supplemented by tourism and a few other modest enterprises. ... [Read More]
FirstGov.gov for Citizens: Topics: Travel and Tourism Sites for the 50 States and U.S. Territories
Visit one of the U.S. states or visit them all. You will see the U.S. offers the most diverse destinations in the world. The state and territorial tourism sites provide ideas for your vacations, meetings and more. ... [Read More]
FEMA: New Region IX Partners - American Samoa
The principal economy is US aid. Tourism and fishing lag far behind; around the islands lie some of the best tuna fishing grounds in the world. There is an embryonic attempt to bring in light industries, such as garment making. ... [Read More]
NJ Tourism, Contact Us
If you would like to contact Travel & Tourism, please complete the following form. The information you provide will help us to more effectively process your requests and comments. ... New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth & Tourism Commission ... [Read More]
Samoa (11/04)
The Samoan economy is dependent on agricultural exports, tourism, and capital flows from abroad. The effects of three natural disasters in the early 1990s were overcome by the middle of the decade, but economic growth cooled again with the regional economic downturn. Long-run development depends upon upgrading the tourist infrastructure, attracting foreign investment, and further diversification of the economy. ... Industry: Types --tourism, coconuts, small scale manufacturing, fishing. ... [Read More]
NOS Biogeography Program
NOS acquired high-resolution color IKONOS satellite imagery for the islands of Tutuila and Aunu'u, American Samoa. The imagery is being used to create maps of the regions marine resources, including coral reefs and other habitats, for fisheries management, tourism, and other aspects of the coastal economy. Accurate habitat mpas can be used by resource managers to make informed decisions about the protection of these resources in nearshore waters. ... [Read More]
National Park of American Samoa
No formal statistics are currently being kept on visitation to the National Park, but in 1994 the American Samoan Governor’s Tourism Task Force prepared a report that contained visitor statistics for American Samoa. According to this report, in 1993, less than 5,000 tourists came to American Samoa (excluding the cruise ship passengers, who stay less than eight hours). This number is significantly lower than in 1974 when tourist visits peaked at 35,000 annual tourists. The average length of stay for a tourist is four days. In the report, the National Park is identified as the greatest opportunity to increase tourism on American Samoa. Typically, visitation to the National Park consists of scenic drives through the Park along the paved road leading to Vatia, observing flying foxes and seabirds, hiking to the top of Mount Alava, walking along the Ofu beach, and snorkeling in the adjacent coral reef. Currently, two to three times more local residents visit the National Park than foreign vi ... [Read More]
National Park Service - TOURISM
The conference, titled "Preserving Our Past, Sharing our Future," was held in August 1999 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, planned and presented by the National Indian Tourism Committee , which includes a number of tribes, civic, government and tourism associations as members. Some 470 people attended the event. ... According to Leslie Doggett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Tourism Industries, the 74 new itineraries were selected from a total of 127 applications submitted by tour operators across the country and American Samoa. The applications were reviewed and evaluated by a panel representing the Smithsonian Institute, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service. ... [Read More]
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