The Attorney General and Tourism Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said the local media should provide a clear picture to the international community during the time of a natural disaster.
In a press conference yesterday, Sayed-Khaiyum pointed out there were some media reports from overseas which stated that the whole of Fiji was affected by Hurricane Tomas and as a consequence it had a negative impact on the Tourism Industry.
Meanwhile, visitor arrivals for the month of February this year increased by 11.5 percent compared to last year with significant increases in visitor numbers from China and India over the same period.
Sayed-Khiayum said figures show that Australia and New Zealand remain our strongest market with Australian visitors increasing by 24.8% and New Zealand increasing by 20.9%.
A total of 12,777 visitors from Australia and 3,411 New Zealanders came to our shores last month.
There was an increase of 111.2 percent in visitors from China and 124.4% increase in visitor numbers from India.
South Korean visitor numbers also went up by 44.3%, a 92% increase in number from Taiwan, and 1.6% increase in visitors from Europe in the month of February.
There were decreases in number of visitors from USA by 6.8%, Canada by 13.4% and Japanese visitor numbers decreased by 48.5%.
Provide a clear picture media told
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