Only about 20% of hotels have re-opened - Lockington
Only about 20% of the 400 resorts and hotels in the country have re-opened as local tourism slowly picks up. The CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association Fantasha
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New virtual training to help 1,500 Fijian tourism workers find new jobs or start businesses
1,500 Fijian workers in the tourism and hospitality sector affected by COVID-19 will be offered virtual development training that will help them find alternative employme
PayNowStayLater.com launched today that will allow people to book and pay for hotel rooms now and stay within the next 2 years
The PayNowStayLater online platform has been launched today where hotels will publish attractive packages for people to book and pay for hotel rooms now and their booking
Banks do not want to hear from us unless the tourism sector opens up - Westside Motorbike Rentals
A representative of the Westside Motorbike Rentals and Go Dirty Tours has told the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum that commercial banks do not want to hear fro
The most attractive tourism packages can only be put out when all stakeholders take a hard look at all the costs - Lockington
The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association says all stakeholders in the tourism sector need to work together to ensure that Fiji puts out the most attractive packages for tou
265 workers of Sofitel Fiji Resort sent on Leave Without Pay
265 workers of the Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa have been sent on Leave Without Pay due to no tourist arrivals as a result of COVID-19. 166 workers were earlier made re
The FJ$12 beer will stay if the current taxes totaling 25% remains - Lockington
The CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, Fantasha Lockington says some hotel and resort businesses are selling a bottle of beer for FJ$12 because they have to p
Visitor arrivals total 709 for last month compared to 73,169 in May 2019
Provisional numbers show that visitor arrivals for May this year totaled 709 compared to 73,169 for May 2019. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics states that similar to the
We want to encourage Fijians to experience Fiji’s tourism products - Stoeckel
Tourism Fiji's CEO, Matthew Stoeckel says with the “Love Our Locals Campaignâ€, this is the first time Tourism Fiji is taking a domestic tourism initiative and
COVID-19 has prompted emerging markets like Fiji to focus on developing domestic tourism – Koya
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says whilst we traditionally relied on international visitors COVID-19 has prompted emerging markets like Fiji to focus on developing dom
Local tourists should be treated the same way as other guests are treated
As calls are being made for locals to take part in tourism, the CEO of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, Fantasha Lockington says it is absolutely necessary for loc
Fijians need to put their money where their heart is - Koya
“Fijians need to be the biggest advocates of the Fijian tourism industry and need to be more patriotic and put their money where their heart is.†Minister
More job lay offs expected in the coming weeks in the tourism industry
As the tourism and hotel business transitions into the next phase of survival, operators involved in the tourism industry will be considering extended Leave Without Pay o
Visitor arrivals at 678 for April due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic
The provisional numbers show that visitor arrivals to Fiji for April 2020 totaled 678. The Fiji Bureau of Statistics says this decrease in numbers can be attributed to
New Tourism Recovery Team helps prepare for 'new phase of Tourism'
A Tourism Recovery Team which includes government and industry leaders has been formed to provide strategic and visionary guidance for the longevity of the industry as th
Close to 40,000 people working in the hotel and tourism sector on leave without pay and reduced hours
Close to 40,000 people working in the hotel and tourism sector in the country continue to remain seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Thousands of workers have bee