285 articles tagged "tourism"
All Fiji National Provident Fund owned hotels and resorts are expected to make majority of their workers redundant by the end of this month according to National Union of Hotel and Catering Employees General Secretary D
The Fiji Marriott Resort on Momi Bay and the Westin and Sheraton Resorts on Denarau Island are expected to make more than 900 workers redundant by the end of this month. This has been confirmed by the National Unio
Hotels are providing up to 50% to 60% off on the PayNowStayLater.com platform which went live last week. The site provides a platform for hotels to publish attractive packages for people to book and pay for hotel r
Local businesses will now be able to sell and buy products online after the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Tourism and Post Fiji signed a Memorandum of Understanding today. Post Fiji CEO, Anirudha Bansod says cons
Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes says Australia is working closely with the Fijian Government on mapping a way forward to revive Fiji’s tourism industry. Feakes says tourism remains critically im
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says New Zealand still has a few timelines to meet before Fiji drops quarantine requirements for NZ tourists. Sayed-Khaiyum says this is not a political
The CEO of Fiji Hotels and Tourism Association, Fantasha Lockington says they are delighted the Government has delivered by providing relief for both import and excise duties and tax surcharge. Lockington says the
Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association CEO, Fantasha Lockington is hoping that some relief is provided by the government by reducing import and excise duties and taxes to assist the tourism sector. Tourism is the worst aff
Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya says there has been a large amount of inquiries from people with super-yachts that want to come to Fiji during this time. He says they are receiving inquiries about whether Fiji can fac
Only about 20% of the 400 resorts and hotels in the country have re-opened as local tourism slowly picks up. The CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association Fantasha Lockington says this is because domestic touri
1,500 Fijian workers in the tourism and hospitality sector affected by COVID-19 will be offered virtual development training that will help them find alternative employment or even start their micro-businesses. Thi
The PayNowStayLater online platform has been launched today where hotels will publish attractive packages for people to book and pay for hotel rooms now and their bookings will be reserved for the next two years. M
A representative of the Westside Motorbike Rentals and Go Dirty Tours has told the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum that commercial banks do not want to hear from them unless tourism opens up. While speaki
The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association says all stakeholders in the tourism sector need to work together to ensure that Fiji puts out the most attractive packages for tourists. CEO Fantasha Lockington says the 25%
265 workers of the Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa have been sent on Leave Without Pay due to no tourist arrivals as a result of COVID-19. 166 workers were earlier made redundant by the resort. Director of Human R
The CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, Fantasha Lockington says some hotel and resort businesses are selling a bottle of beer for FJ$12 because they have to pay a total of 25% in tax to the government.
Provisional numbers show that visitor arrivals for May this year totaled 709 compared to 73,169 for May 2019. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics states that similar to the April 2020 numbers, this decrease can be attrib
Tourism Fiji's CEO, Matthew Stoeckel says with the “Love Our Locals Campaignâ€, this is the first time Tourism Fiji is taking a domestic tourism initiative and its primary role is to encourage Fijians to experience F
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says whilst we traditionally relied on international visitors COVID-19 has prompted emerging markets like Fiji to focus on developing domestic tourism to boost the economy. While l
As calls are being made for locals to take part in tourism, the CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, Fantasha Lockington says it is absolutely necessary for locals to be treated the same way as other guests ar
