Tag: Fiji tourism

Fiji has announced a range of incentives in its annual budget of 2020-21 to promote tourism, including tax cuts, pricing reductions across the hospitality sector and a move to drop quarantine requirements for tourists from New Zealand. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum while presenting the budget said several measures have been taken including tax reductions to stimulate the tourism sector, its biggest income earner. Hotel accommodation, food and beverages prices have been reduced, and the first 150,000 visitors to its shores will get $400 each towards packages including flights, accommodation and food and beverages, according to a report by Stuff. Sayed-Khaiyum said market surveys had ... Read more

The island nation of Fiji has said that uncertainties remain over its tourism industry and it will be difficult to pinpoint when the sector will revive, news agency Xinhua has reported. According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), the country’s Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport Faiyaz Siddiq Koya said that it is impossible to forecast when the travel industry will begin to rally against the impact of COVID-19. “There is so much uncertainty. There’s no time-frame that the government could give to say we can open on this date,” he said. With borders staying closed and flights grounded, even ... Read more

Fiji is aiming at enhancing its infrastructure to improve tourism in the country. It also plans to increase export to Australia. As per Faiyaz Siddiq Koya, Fijian minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Lands and Mineral Resources, Fiji is expanding infrastructure to boost tourism. It was disclosed by the minister while in a meeting with Mark Coulto, Australian assistant minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in Momi Bay, at the Australia-Fiji Business Forum. “We are expanding our ports and making them more efficient. We are enhancing our national infrastructure to a new standard of climate resilience and we are extending essential ... Read more

The Fijian government has pledged to raise its tourism standards to increase visitor arrivals and foreign exchange earnings. “47 per cent of the Fijian government’s allocation of 99.3 million Fijian dollars (about 47.2 million U S dollars) announced in the 2018-2019 National Budget for Fiji’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, was allocated to the tourism sector to foster sustainable development,” said Jioji Konrote, President of Fiji while addressing the new Rosie Holidays Event in Fiji’s third largest city of Nadi. “The government is constantly engaging with Fijian industry stakeholders, including Fiji Airways, to have more source markets for tourism arrivals. Our ... Read more