The tourism sector in Timor‐Leste is at the early stage of development with limited, but growing, numbers of international tourists, and emerging tourism infrastructure11. The infrastructure planning, including the prioritization of projects, will consider the needs of the tourism industry to ensure that the industry is not held back by poor access or a lack of critical infrastructure12. Ten projects have already been completed from 2011, including Design and supervision for new construction of Marina Square in Bidau, and 6 CPLP projects (e.g. Rehabilitation of the Convention Center in Dili, CCD). From 2022, the Tourism Program under the new IF Portfolio arrangement remains the same.

Currently, there are 6 projects under the Tourism Program, including:

• 1 ongoing project;

• 2 contracts from 2021/2022;

• 3 projects under preparation.