3 Marriott resorts expected to make more than 900 workers redundant this month
The Fiji Marriott Resort on Momi Bay and the Westin and Sheraton Resorts on Denarau Island are expected to make more than 900 workers redundant by the end of this month.
Tag: Tourism
Local hotels offering 50-60% discount on PayNowStayLater.com
Hotels are providing up to 50% to 60% off on the PayNowStayLater.com platform which went live last week. The site provides a platform for hotels to publish attractive
MOU signed for small and medium businesses in the country to sell online
Local businesses will now be able to sell and buy products online after the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Tourism and Post Fiji signed a Memorandum of Understanding tod
Australia working with Fiji to revive Fiji’s tourism industry – Feakes
Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, John Feakes says Australia is working closely with the Fijian Government on mapping a way forward to revive Fiji’s tourism in
NZ still has a few timelines to meet before Fiji drops quarantine requirements- AG
Attorney General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says New Zealand still has a few timelines to meet before Fiji drops quarantine requirements for NZ tourists
Fiji Hotels and Tourism Association delighted with 2020/21 Budget
The CEO of Fiji Hotels and Tourism Association, Fantasha Lockington says they are delighted the Government has delivered by providing relief for both import and excise du
We need to work together – Fantasha Lockington
Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association CEO, Fantasha Lockington is hoping that some relief is provided by the government by reducing import and excise duties and taxes to ass
Super-yachts want to come to Fiji during this time – Koya
Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya says there has been a large amount of inquiries from people with super-yachts that want to come to Fiji during this time. He says they are
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
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