Editing Niue (section)

===Tourism===
[[File:Avatele Beach.JPG|thumb|350px|[[Avatele]] Beach]]
Along with fisheries and agriculture, tourism is one of the three priority [[Economy (activity)|economic sectors]] for economic development. In 2006, estimated visitor expenditure reached {{US$|1.6 million}} (equivalent to about ${{inflation|US|1.6|2006}}M in {{inflation/year|US}}).  The only airport is [[Niue International Airport]], and  [[Air New Zealand]] is the sole airline, flying twice a week from [[Auckland]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/pacific-islands/301015868/tiny-pacific-nation-thrilled-as-air-new-zealand-adds-flight-in-2024?cx_testId=12&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=2&cx_experienceId=EXE6G6ISTGR0#cxrecs_s |title= Air NZ flights in 2024  |publisher= Stuff (Fairfax)  |date= 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Niue Tourism – Official Website|url=http://www.niueisland.com/getting-niue|access-date=4 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824231422/http://www.niueisland.com/getting-niue|archive-date=24 August 2014}}</ref> In the early 1990s Niue International Airport was served by a local airline, [[Niue Airlines]], but it closed in 1992.

The sailing season begins in May. Alofi Bay has many mooring buoys and yacht crews can lodge at Niue Backpackers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niueisland.com/content/sailing-season-commences-niue|title=Sailing Season Commences on Niue – Niue|website=Niueisland.com|access-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828050155/http://www.niueisland.com/content/sailing-season-commences-niue|archive-date=28 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The anchorage in Niue is one of the least protected in the South Pacific. Other challenges of the anchorage are a primarily coral bottom and many deep spots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailwhisper.com/logs/news_20040913.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120035724/http://www.sailwhisper.com/logs/news_20040913.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2008|title=The Rock of the Pacific – Niue|date=20 November 2008}}</ref> Mooring buoys are attached to seine floats that support the mooring lines away from seabed obstructions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyc.nu/wp/2013/damage-nyc-mooring-10#more-241|title=Niue Yacht Club – Damage NYC Mooring #10|website=Nyc.nu|access-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710011446/http://nyc.nu/wp/2013/damage-nyc-mooring-10#more-241|archive-date=10 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There is a tourism development strategy to increase the number of rooms available to tourists at a sustainable level. Niue is trying to attract foreign investors to invest in the tourism industry by offering import and company tax concessions as incentives.

====Matavai Resort controversy====
New Zealand businessman [[Earl Hagaman]], founder of Scenic Hotel Group, was awarded a contract in 2014 to manage the Matavai Resort in Niue after he made a $101,000 political donation to the [[New Zealand National Party]], which at that time led a minority government in New Zealand. The resort is subsidized by New Zealand, which wants to bolster tourism there. In 2015, New Zealand announced $7.5m in additional funding for expansion of the resort.

The selection of the Matavai contractor was made by the Niue Tourism Property Trust, whose trustees are appointed by New Zealand Foreign Affairs minister [[Murray McCully]]. Prime Minister [[John Key]] said he did not handle campaign donations, and that Niue premier [[Toke Talagi]] has long pursued tourism as a growth strategy. McCully denied any link between the donation, the foreign aid and the contractor selection.<ref>
{{cite news
|title=Foreign Affairs minister Murray McCully denies link between party donation and Niue contract
|author=Jo Moir
|date=18 April 2016
|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/79029273/foreign-affairs-minister-murray-mccully-denies-link-between-party-donation-and-niue-contract
|work=Stuff
}}</ref>

====Dark-sky nation====
Niue became the world's first [[Dark-sky movement|dark-sky country]] in March [[2020 in Oceania|2020]]. The entire island maintains standards of light development and keeps light pollution limited. Guided Astro-tours will be offered for tourists, led by trained Niuean community members.<ref>{{cite web |website=Forbes|title=Pacific Island Niue Becomes The World's First Dark Sky Nation|author=Valerie Stimack|date=March 10, 2020 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/valeriestimac/2020/03/10/pacific-island-niue-to-become-worlds-first-dark-sky-nation/#35ef6c334067|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311002331/https://www.forbes.com/sites/valeriestimac/2020/03/10/pacific-island-niue-to-become-worlds-first-dark-sky-nation/#35ef6c334067|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>