But is the phantom resort a massive missed opportunity? Did its failure impact the Cook Islands' tourism industry? The answer is as complicated as the site's history, and perhaps just as uncertain.

At night, I sleep in a new resort that's now the Cook Islands' most eco-friendly accommodation option. Running off solar power, with drinking water collected from its roof and with a swimming pool ...

Kilauea's must-see episodesThe volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is treating visitors to a rare spate of episodic eruptions. The leap of faith behind KHM Travel GroupThe Power List host agency ...

Once you arrive, you realise what the locals mean with that Hawaii gibe: There are no big chain resorts in the Cook Islands (Some have tried and failed in the past – a derelict, half-built ...

The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn't just possible – it's essential. Here's how this South Pacific nation is preserving their paradise for generations for come. Landing on ...

and by 1994 the Cook Islands government found itself $35 million in debt to an Italian credit institute. The abandoned, never completed Sheraton resort on Rarotonga. Image by Monica Evans for ...

But when Isa, my tour guide and co-owner of the local cement mill – everyone here seems to have at least two jobs – discovers this gap in my education, he swings his van around and a few ...

Some Cook Island resorts had pre-empted the move and have ... Regional GM for Cook Islands Tourism, Graeme West welcomed the news as a roadmap to reopening the islands for vaccinated tourists.

Nestled in the heart of the South Pacific, the Cook Islands are a tropical paradise made up of 15 idyllic islands spread over ...

Boutique hotel and resort management company ... PRHG is committed to exploring new opportunities within the Cook Islands and the South Pacific region. PRHG aims to partner with established ...