The large cruise ships and their passengers, present on the coasts of the Isle of Pines more than a hundred days per year, have become an important component of the tourist landscape of this Melanesian island. Today, the reception of cruise ships’ tourists is a very important activity for the tourism industry, as well as for the members of the local community. However, they have a desire to strike a balance between their traditions and the development of tourist activities. What is the state of the development of this activity on the island? What are the consequences of thedevelopment of cruise ship tourism on the Isle of Pines and what are the challenges related to the development of this activity?
New Caledonia, located in the South Pacific, from 1853 remains under the authority of the French government. Although the economy of this territory is mainly based on the extraction of nickel, in the case of the Isle of Pines tourism plays a key role. Contemporary issues related to the development of the tourism industry on the island have to be referred to the very peculiar political, social and cultural context. In the article the author describes various aspects of the tourism activities in New Caledonia and analyzes the socio-political local situation in the context of custom and customary law.
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