Tourism in the South Pacific — A Case of Marginalities

This paper defines marginality and uses it to discuss the nature of tourism in the south Pacific. Small size, a limited resource base, and globalisation continue to reinforce marginalisation of the island nation states. Not only does this apply to airline routes, but to the development of cyber networks. Parallels are drawn between the nation states and the rural regions of Australia and New Zealand. Reference is also made to the role of these two countries in the region.