Some guests are testing positive for COVID-19 but having 30,000 tourists is an incredible achievement - Hill

Tourism Fiji CEO, Brent Hill says it has been difficult for hotels and resorts as there are guests who are testing positive for COVID-19 and have to be isolated, but having around 30,000 guests so far is an incredible achievement.

Hill says it has been positive for tourism as a whole.

He says this is not normal for hotels when compared to at least two years ago where we could not even consider talking about the current situation that we are in.

Hill adds majority of tourists are coming form Australia and America while we also have guests from Europe.

He says on average, a tourist spends around $3,000 during their stay.

Hill says tourists understand the processes they have to go through in Fiji as this is also happening around the world.

He adds tourists have to wait in their rooms for the tests, and if they test positive for COVID-19, they are isolated in the isolation facilities within the hotel.

When questioned on claims made on social media that tourists are locked in their rooms because test results are coming late, Hill says they are not aware of this specific complaint, but are working with the industry to ensure guests remain safe and any issues are dealt with quickly.