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The PNG Tourism Promotion Authority, as the lead agency responsible for tourism development in PNG, has initiated the development of a quality assurance programme especially for the accommodation sector, called the Accommodation Accreditation Scheme.
Its purpose is to help raise the standard of accommodation by setting specific minimum requirements, thereby helping to ensure that customers get value for money, and it also gives customers some level of confidence and assurance when dealing with accommodation providers.
The Accommodation Accreditation Scheme is voluntary and encourages accommodation facility owners/ operators to consider joining it, working in partnership to develop a competitive and exceptional tourism industry.
The Scheme has been developed by the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority in consultation with industry working groups and associations representing the hospitality and wider tourism sectors.
The Scheme is controlled and administered on a day-to-day basis by the TPA, which is responsible for its two major components.
These two components are the accreditation processes itself and the national visitor survey programme.
Primary Category
Sub-Category
Hotels Hotel
Apartment Hotel
Resort
Luxury Lodge
Self-Catering Motel
Apartment or villa complex
Holiday rental
Guesthouses and hosted
Bed & Breakfast
Guesthouse and lodge
Backpackers/budget Backpacker accommodation and hostel
Traditional and informal accommodation
Village guesthouse
Eco-lodge
There are six (6) Accommodation Accreditation Categories that the TPA has developed guidelines for minimum criteria and expectations for accreditation:
Category 1: Hotels
Category 2: Self-catering Accommodation
Category 3: Guesthouses & Hosted
Category 4: Backpackers / Budget Accommodation
Category 5: Traditional and Informal Accommodation
Category 6: Trekker Accommodation
