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 during the handing over ceremony of a newly built office facility for the Tavoro Forest Park Co-operative Limited at Bouma, Taveuni.
He says soft adventure tourism and nature-based tourism were some of the fastest-growing market segments globally.
Koya adds that such unique tourist attraction sites and the Fijian hospitality positions Fiji on a more competitive edge compared to other tourist destinations.
He says in 2019, 20 percent of tourists travelled to the North for such experiences.
The Minister urged resource owners on the island to expand their tourism scope in the long run, as the island has every possible attraction for tourists.
The newly constructed facility which would house a boutique, dining lounge, and restrooms, was constructed at a cost of $89,995 through the Public Private Partnership where Government paid two third and the cooperative paid one-third.
