Below are the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association’s Articles of Association which were amended, and approved on 23 June 2022, in compliance with the Companies Act 2015.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF FIJI HOTEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION
(“A Company Limited by Guarantee”)
1. THESE ARTICLES SHALL BE CONSTRUED WITH REFERENCE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT 2015 (“THE ACT”) AND THE TERMS USED IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL HAVE THE SAME RESPECTIVE MEANINGS AS THEY HAVE WHEN USED IN THAT ACT AND, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES OTHERWISE: –
1.1 The Association is established for the following purposes;
(a) To conduct those activities that the board may decide to engage in from time to time.
(b) To further protect, encourage and promote by all or any lawful means the interests of members in the business of hotel, accommodation, restaurant, dive and water sport operators, and kindred businesses within the general ambit of the tourism industry.
(c) To maintain and promote standards within the tourism industry in Fiji by encouraging reliability and honest dealing and discouraging unfair practices.
(d) To improve the service rendered to the public by members of the Association by offering constructive suggestions and disseminating information amongst its members, and by advertising and marketing generally.
(e) To act as a non-political agency in making recommendations to the Legislature concerning legislation of interest to the hotel business and tourism industry in general, and recommendations to any other public body in Fiji concerning such industry, and all matters affecting industrial relations.
(f) To improve and promote the proper training of management and employees throughout the tourism industry.
Read the full FHTA Articles of Association as amended on 23 June 2022.