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 […]
Tag Archives: FIJI
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Sep
Sep
The Royal couple, popular as the ‘Duke and Duchess of Sussex’, is visiting Fiji and Tonga as part of an October tour that also includes Australia and New Zealand Considering the global interest in the Royal newlyweds, the tourism sector believes their visit presents a rare opportunity to sell the Pacific region on the world […]
06
Aug
Aug
Bollywood star and Tourism Fiji ambassador Ileana D’Cruz launched Tourism Fiji’s 2018 India Roadshow today in a press conference. She also launched a video of her recent Fijian trip during the event. Tourism Fiji CEO Matthew Stoeckel said the India road-show would cover four major cities like, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta and Bangalore. The roadshow officially […]
11
Jul
Jul
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 […]
02
Mar
Mar
Fiji Airways and Alaska Airlines have expanded their current partnership by signing a codeshare agreement on flights from San Francisco to two popular US cities. The codeshare agreement enables Fiji Airways to place its “FJ” code on Alaska Airlines’ flights from SFO to Seattle (SEA) and Portland (PDX), offering Fiji Airways guests seamless connections to […]
02
Feb
Feb
The Government of Fiji warns its citizens to be prepared for hazardous weather soon, also forecasts torrential rain and flash flooding. The extreme weather could turn into a full-blown tropical cyclone early next week was moderate to high, a report by commercial weather service Na Draki Weather stated. In a public advisory issued by the […]
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Jan
Jan
The World Health Organisation, in partnership with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation, is planning to improve the health of both the tourism workforce and tourists to the region. “The so-called ‘Healthy Islands’ project would promote smoke-free public places, increase the opportunities for people to eat healthy local foods and get physically active,” said WHO Technical Officer, […]