It was a proud moment for the people of Pacific Harbor after the opening of the $85 million transformation of the Pearl Resort by the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama yesterday.
The transformation to the resort see’s the new extension and the 132 rooms that are being added to the Resort.
Bainimarama says from the 78 guest rooms before the renovation, the Pearl has now expanded to 210 rooms, plus a new 400 seat Convention Centre, a 250 seat brasserie, a fine dining restaurant, a spa and wellness centre, a gymnasium and a chapel for weddings.
Bainimarama says tourism in Fiji has grown by 9.5% compared with the corresponding period last year and Fiji is seeing a clear upswing in capital investment in the tourism sector.
Bainimarama adds visitor arrivals are at an all-time high, not only from our traditional markets of Australia, New Zealand and North America but emerging markets such as China and India.
He also says Fiji intends to capitalise on the growing global interest in Fiji by allocating an unprecedented amount to Tourism Fiji to market the country as a holiday destination.
Meanwhile, the Resort is expected to employ seventy people by the end of this year.
