The Cook Islands Tourism Corporation says it's mindful of the pressure increasing tourist numbers are putting on public infrastructure.
Last year, the numbers grew by 10 percent with the Cooks welcoming a record 161,000 tourists.
The government has since noted that further growth without improving infrastructure risks angering local residents.
But the corporation's chief executive, Halatoa Fua, told Ben Robinson Drawbridge there's still room for more tourists.
Muri Lagoon, off Rarotonga, is one of the Cook Islands' tourism hotspots Photo: RNZI / Sally Round
