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Travel restrictions due to COVID-19 will put significant stress on tourism and other support activities in Fiji - Fleming

Travel restrictions due to COVID-19 will put significant stress on tourism and other support activities in Fiji - Fleming

By Rashika Kumar
10/03/2020
Bank South Pacific Group CEO Robin Fleming

Bank South Pacific Group CEO Robin Fleming says if further travel restrictions are placed due to COVID-19, it is going to put significant stress on tourism and other support activities in Fiji.  

He says from Fiji’s perspective, it is not the immediate impact  on the well being and lives of individuals who are affected, but it is going to be on the economic impact on Fiji and countries which are very much dependent on tourism.  

Fleming says the tourism industry must consider how it encourages people to come to Fiji as there have been no cases presented in Fiji and it must promote Fiji as an environment which has resilience and has no particular encounter with COVID-19.

The Group CEO says the construction industry and certain sections of the communication industry have already felt the impact because of their source of supply.


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