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Category: Letter from CEO

FHTA Tourism Talanoa: It Feels A Lot Like The Old Days

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, ocean, oceanview, pacific, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: It Feels A Lot Like The Old Days

FHTA, 16 June 2022 – Seven months post reopening of the Fijian international borders, things are buzzing for this small, but resilient Pacific Island nation with the tourism industry keeping

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Navigating Cooler, Cleaner Oceans

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Navigating Cooler, Cleaner Oceans

FHTA, 9 June 2022 – Over three billion people depend on the marine and coastal biodiversity of the oceans for their livelihoods according to United Nations research. That’s almost 40

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Committing To Sustainability

May 27, 2022June 3, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Committing To Sustainability

FHTA, 3 June 2022 – Great news for Fiji’s tourism industry this week as our national marketing arm, Tourism Fiji (TF), launched its Corporate Plan 2022 – 2024. This roadmap

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Fiji’s Greatest Assets – Our People

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Fiji’s Greatest Assets – Our People

FHTA, 20 May 2022 – They are the ones with the biggest smiles when you disembark the plane at Nadi International Airport or when you are checking into any of

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism is Back, But…

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism is Back, But…

FHTA, 13 May 2022 – At the height of the pandemic and at a time when the video meeting tools had seemingly taken over, businesses were learning to adapt to

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Plan Big to Play Big

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Plan Big to Play Big

FHTA, 5 May 2022 – The biggest Super Rugby Pacific crowd was seen recently in Fiji – well for 2022 anyway. What a splendid achievement and fantastic marketing for the

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: That Coconut Tree

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: That Coconut Tree

FHTA, 28 April 2022 – Our warrior ladies of the Fijiana Drua, in their maiden Super Rugby (Women’s) season, fought enormous odds and still came out on top of a

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Leading The Way

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Leading The Way

FHTA, 21 April 2022 – The eagerly anticipated Easter long weekend came and went with thousands of Fijians joining international visitors on beaches and resorts right around the country. The

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Ready for the Long Weekend

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Ready for the Long Weekend

FHTA, 14 April 2022 – It has been a testing 24 months for the tourism industry in Fiji and no doubt around the world. But things are always felt a

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Protecting Those Green Shoots

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Protecting Those Green Shoots

FHTA, 7 April 2022 – Traditionally the beginning of April usually signals the end of tourism’s quiet period as the industry gears up for the start of the annual busy

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Balancing Big & Small Steps

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Balancing Big & Small Steps

FHTA, 31 March 2022 – The revision to 2021/2022 National Budget announced by Government last week delivered a mixed bag of welcomed and much-awaited policy changes as well as some

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Inclusive Budget Hopes

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Inclusive Budget Hopes

FHTA, 24 March 2022 – There’s a buzz of excitement and anticipation for the Government’s mini-budget to be announced this evening. Every industry including tourism is looking forward to seeing

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Simplifying Travel

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Simplifying Travel

FHTA, 17 March 2022 – The last two years have been an example of living through consistently shifting priorities and management of our private and social lives, how we do

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Towards Constant Improvement

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Towards Constant Improvement

FHTA, 10 March 2022 – Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will. Wise words indeed from the “Lion of London”, Winston Churchill.

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Balancing the Scales for our Women

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Balancing the Scales for our Women

FHTA, 3 March 2022 – Imagine a gender-equal world. A world that is free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination where gender equality is simply the platform from which equality in

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Our Top Markets are Open!

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Credit: BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE

FHTA, 24 February 2022 – It is no secret that Fiji has taken a ‘Living with COVID’ approach to its many restrictions now following the high vaccination rate, successful border

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Supporting the Ease of Doing Business

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Supporting the Ease of Doing Business

FHTA, 17 February 2022 – A key part of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (FHTA) focus has been pushing for more pragmatic solutions to assist the ease of doing

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Moving to the Next Phase

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Moving to the Next Phase

FHTA, 10 February 2022 – Fiji moves into February and its third-month post borders reopening, with progressive but cautious optimism. As experts around the world start sounding their wary notes

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Travel Data & the Insights They Provide

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Travel Data & the Insights They Provide

FHTA, 03 February 2022 – Uncertainty, loss of work, business and life and general anxiety about the impact of many changes, have made these past two years a nail-biting rollercoaster

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Simplifying Complicated Travel Rules

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Simplifying Complicated Travel Rules

FHTA, 27 January 2022 – We wish our regional neighbours (and key tourism market) Australia a very happy Australia Day which was celebrated 26th of January. Late last week, Australia

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