Kosrae Visitors Bureau

The Kosrae Visitors Bureau was established in 1999 under State Law # 7-62. This legislation vested the Bureau with the following responsibilities, duties and powers: to promote and develop Kosrae's tourism industry in such a manner as it deems appropriate, including providing and disseminating information and materials promoting Kosrae as a visitor destination; to promote local interest and participation at all levels of the visitor industry; to assist, when requested, both government and private entities in the development, implementation and promotion of programs to further education, training, employment assistance and entrepreneurial development; to promote local cultural activities for residents; to promote items of local manufacture; to promote and assist in the development of adequate tourist facilities and attractions; to work with other entities to collect, analyze, evaluate and regularly publish comprehensive data on the visitor industry; to adopt, alter and use an official seal; to adopt and enforce regulations to effect the purposes of this Chapter; and to engage in all lawful activities to promote Tourism