285 articles tagged "tourism"
The United Nations stands ready to support the new government to realize their sustainable tourism goals. This was highlighted by the UN Resident Coordinator to Fiji, Sanaka Samarasinha in a meeting with Deputy Pri
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism Viliame Gavoka says that tourism will be the saviour for Fiji in 2023 and 2024. While speaking after the opening of Parliament, Gavoka says the momentum has been build
One of the swimming hotspots, the Tiki Pool and Bar at the Arts Village in Pacific Harbour is now re-opened for families and friends after a lapse of 3 years. Arts Village Supervisor Milika Soko says this is a grea
Hundreds of Fijians are expected to be employed in Savusavu following the completion of the $100 million Nawi Island Marina. Nawi Island is being developed into an international superyacht marina with luxury freeho
Fiji’s visitor arrivals for December 2022 surpassed pre-Covid levels with 75,580 visitors landing in Fiji or 102 percent of 2019. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says December also recorded the highest ever number
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Civil Aviation Viliame Gavoka says the Government has made a request for all the sacked staff of Fiji Airways and Air Terminal Services to come back. 758 Fiji Airways and 258
Tourism is the saviour and the way forward in 2023. This was highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Viliame Gavoka at the Tourism Fiji office in Nadi, where he was wel
The Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association is excited to work closely with the Government to continue advancing Fiji’s tourism industry to its pre-eminent position in the region. The Association had the opportunity
The Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association, representing private sector stakeholders in the tourism industry, congratulates the newly elected Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the incoming Fijian government. The Ass
Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill says over the past 12 months they have welcomed 520,312 tourists as of the end of October and they expect to welcome 600,000 guests from all over the world by the end of 2022. Hill says
Visitor arrivals for October was 70,152 which is 90.6 percent of October 2019 levels (pre COVID). The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says the October 2022 arrivals is a decrease of 3.4 percent compared to September 2022
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says that preliminary findings from Fiji’s International Visitor Survey for April to August this year revealed that tourism earnings reached $805 million. Koya highlighted this du
More cruise ships are coming again into the country with MS Westerdam carrying 1,348 passengers currently berthed at the Suva Wharf. According to the Suva cruise ship port calendar, five cruise ships are expected t
Provisional numbers show that Fiji visitor arrivals for September 2022 totalled 72,657. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says this is a decrease of 3.6 percent compared to August 2022. It says while visitor arriv
InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa has appointed Rafal Jaklik as its Head Mixologist. With a background and flair for creating unique guest experiences around wines, spirits, and cocktails, Rafal will play a
A mum and her sons went for a scuba dive in Fiji only to surface and find their boat had vanished leaving them in the middle of the sea. Justine Clark, from Newcastle, said to the ABC that a tender, which was suppo
36 participants from 10 Pacific Island Countries have completed the Pacific Tourism Organization’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Recovery training of the trainers programme. The 4-week training facilitated b
Close to 2000 visitors from FANCA countries came for the FANCA Silver Jubilee Nations World Cup that finished at Prince Charles Park yesterday. This was highlighted by Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while sp
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says in contrast to the global economy, the rebound in tourism is supporting the current domestic economic recovery. It says cumulative to June, tourist arrivals totalled 205,529; represen
New Zealand’s Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield is looking forward to a much needed break from all his COVID-19 response after seeing a cheeky video invite from Tourism Fiji. Dr Bloomfield has been
