Palau emerging as a Guam Air V&V vaccine tourism competitor

Guam’s Air V&V program now has a major competitor —- and it’s from our own backyard.

GVB President Carl Gutierrez said that Palau is now emerging as a competitor to Guam in vaccine tourism.

“Palau is now giving vaccinations and offering vaccine tourism. So we’re trying to stave that off so we don’t get left behind,” Gutierrez said during the GVB board meeting Thursday afternoon.

Central News Agency (CNA), the national news agency of Taiwan, quoted Palau Ambassador to Taiwan Dilmei Louisa Olkeriil as saying that Palau is willing to resume its travel bubble program with Taiwan and offer a COVID-19 vaccination service to Taiwanese tourists.

In an email response to CNA questions, Olkeriil said her government worked with Taiwan to get approval for medical charter flights and re-start the travel bubble between Taiwan and Palau, which is now expected to start this Saturday.

Read more: https://www.pncguam.com/palau-emerging-as-a-guam-air-vv-vaccine-tourism-competitor/
(Pacific News Center)