Tourism Fiji expects 600,000 guests by the end of 2022
Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill says over the past 12 months they have welcomed 520,312 tourists as of the end of October and they expect to welcome 600,000 guests from all o
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Visitor arrivals for Oct 2022 stands at 90.6% of Oct 2019 levels, current trends show that this year’s target will be surpassed
Visitor arrivals for October was 70,152 which is 90.6 percent of October 2019 levels (pre COVID). The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says the October 2022 arrivals is a dec
Tourism earnings for April to August this year reached $805 million - Koya
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says that preliminary findings from Fiji’s International Visitor Survey for April to August this year revealed that tourism earnin
More cruise ships coming in
More cruise ships are coming again into the country with MS Westerdam carrying 1,348 passengers currently berthed at the Suva Wharf. According to the Suva cruise ship
Visitor arrivals for September 2022 total 72,657
Provisional numbers show that Fiji visitor arrivals for September 2022 totalled 72,657. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says this is a decrease of 3.6 percent compared t
New mixologist to bring local culture to life
InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa has appointed Rafal Jaklik as its Head Mixologist. With a background and flair for creating unique guest experiences around w
Australian mum and sons surface from scuba dive in Fiji to find boat vanished
A mum and her sons went for a scuba dive in Fiji only to surface and find their boat had vanished leaving them in the middle of the sea. Justine Clark, from Newcastle,
36 complete Pacific Tourism SME Recovery Training for trainers
36 participants from 10 Pacific Island Countries have completed the Pacific Tourism Organization’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Recovery training of the trai
FANCA Silver Jubilee Nations World Cup had almost 2,000 visitors from overseas
Close to 2000 visitors from FANCA countries came for the FANCA Silver Jubilee Nations World Cup that finished at Prince Charles Park yesterday. This was highlighted by
The rebound in tourism is supporting the current domestic economic recovery – RBF
The Reserve Bank of Fiji says in contrast to the global economy, the rebound in tourism is supporting the current domestic economic recovery. It says cumulative to Jun
Dr Ashley Bloomfield responds to Tourism Fiji's holiday invite
New Zealand’s Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield is looking forward to a much needed break from all his COVID-19 response after seeing a cheeky video
It is ridiculous to sell a stubby at a hotel or resort for $12 - AG
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says it is ridiculous to charge exploitative rates like selling a stubby at a hotel or resort for $12 however Fiji Hotel and Tou
Hotel bookings are strong but there is a widening skills gap in the tourism industry – Lockington
Hotel bookings are looking strong right until October this year but the hotel, restaurant and tourism industry is seeing a widening skills gap as workers are being recrui
Tourism industry cautiously optimistic – Lockington
Visitor numbers might be currently high, but there is widespread nervousness about another COVID variant re-emerging, the Russia-Ukraine war further disrupting trade and
June visitor arrivals is the highest we have seen since COVID
Good news as tourism arrivals continue to grow with visitor arrivals for June 2022 standing at 62,130 according to the Fiji Bureau of Statistics. This is almost 73 per
Fiji mainly Suva is buzzing again - Lockington
It is wonderful to see Fiji and Suva specifically, in demand for events, conferences and long-awaited meetings, and a welcome boost to Fijian tourism and the multiplier e
Child Safe Tourism and Respectful Workplaces training concludes in Nadi
Tourism workers have successfully completed a two month training on Child Safe Tourism and Respectful Workplaces organised by the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association. T
Fiji can register its best peak season performance in terms of visitor arrivals and tourism export receipts – ANZ report
Building on 143,399 arrivals so far this year, we believe Fiji can register its best peak season performance in terms of visitor arrivals and tourism export receipts on t
Cruise ships to return to Fiji
Good news as the Government, through the COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Taskforce has announced the resumption of the cruise ships market into Fiji. Tourism Fiji says a Fiji
May visitor arrivals is 65% of the May 2019 levels
May visitor arrivals for Fiji totaled 47,813 which is 65 percent of the May 2019 levels. Arrivals from New Zealand in May 2022 is two thirds of arrivals in May 2019 w
A lot more people back at work as more tourists are coming in since Denarau opened for business in December last year - Hazelman
A lot more people are back at work in Denarau which is seeing a lot of business activity following the opening of the borders in December last year. Denarau Corporatio