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China to commission 200 new airports by 2035, but the economy may say otherwise

December 18, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
China to commission 200 new airports by 2035, but the economy may say otherwise

Blue Swan Daily – 18 Dec The Chinese Government intends to develop and commission more than 200 new airports by 2035, increasing the total number of operational airports in mainland

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Australian Invests For The Love Of Fiji

December 17, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Australian Invests For The Love Of Fiji

Fiji Sun – 17th Dec Gilbert Parker, an Australian, who fell in love with Savusavu when he spent holiday there four years ago, has returned and invested in a helicopter

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Fiji Airports gear up for another record financial year

December 16, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News

Fiji Times – 16th Dec FIJI Airports is gearing up for another record year in terms of profits, says company executive chairperson Faiz Khan. He said their performance over the

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Fijian cruise earnings at about $7 million for the first of this year

December 15, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Fijian cruise earnings at about $7 million for the first of this year

Fiji Village – 15th Dec The current Fijian cruise earnings is about $7 million for the first and second quarter of this year. This was confirmed to Fijivillage by the

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Great Brands Don’t Change, They Get Refreshed

December 15, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Great Brands Don’t Change, They Get Refreshed

Fiji Sun – 15th Dec In 1974 Roy Whitton decided that the new company he had just started should be named after his partner and wife Rose. Roy was a

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MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL FIJI ANNOUNCES SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

December 15, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL FIJI ANNOUNCES SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

Marriott International Fiji is pleased to announce three new senior appointments to the portfolio in Fiji. Farrah Shazleen, Director of Human Resources – Marriott International Fiji; Karyn Sutton, Director of

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Virgin Australia to offer 175k additional seats over 2018/2019 holiday schedule

December 15, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News

The Blue Swan Daily Virgin Australia added (11-Dec-2018) 1000 flights to its 2018/2019 holiday schedule, offering 175,000 additional seats. The carrier will add 850 domestic flights to the Gold Coast, Sunshine

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Faiz Khan Welcomes Recognition For Nadi, Says Expect More To Come

December 14, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Faiz Khan Welcomes Recognition For Nadi, Says Expect More To Come

Fiji Sun – Thursday December 14th, 2018. Fiji Airports Executive Chairman Faiz Khan has welcomed new praise for their work done at Nadi Interna­tional Airport. He said expect more changes

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Tourism Earnings For 2018 At $2.08 Bn

December 13, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Tourism Earnings For 2018 At $2.08 Bn

Fiji Sun – Thursday December 13th 2018. Total earnings from tourism this year was expected to be around $2.08 billion, com­pared to $1.92 bn in 2017. This is an increase

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Visa Launches Payments Security Roadmap To Strengthen Tourism And Economies In The Pacific

December 13, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Association of Banks In Fiji

Fiji Sun – Thursday 13th December 2018. Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) yesterday launched its Future of Secu­rity Roadmap (‘the Road­map’) for the South Pacific. Visa’s Head of South Pa­cific Andy

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Air NZ engineers’ strike action called off, negotiations were successful

December 13, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Air NZ engineers’ strike action called off, negotiations were successful

Air New Zealand says three days of strike action planned for next weekhas been called off. “Three days of mediated negotiations concluded this [Wednesday] evening with the parties reaching an agreement that

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Blue Lagoon Sells Mystique Princess

December 13, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News

Fiji Sun – Thursday 13th December, 2018. BLC is happy to announce the Sale of Mystique Princess to local company. The vessel was for sale since 2012. Blue Lagoon Cruises

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Air NZ engineers’ strike could affect 100,000 people – travel agent

December 12, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Air NZ engineers’ strike could affect 100,000 people – travel agent

Radio New Zealand – Wednesday December 12th, 2018. Urgent talks between unions and the airline to try to avert industrial action over pay and conditions have entered their third day.

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Graduate Praises Fiji Airways For Attachement Opportunity

December 12, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Fiji Airways

Fiji Sun – Wednesday 12th December 2018. Doing an attachment at Fiji Airways has been one of the happiest events for Fiji National University graduate Vili­maina Kuta Robarobalevu. The 22-year-old

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Nadi Praised In New Travel Guide To The World’s Best And Worst Airports

December 11, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
Nadi Praised In New Travel Guide To The World’s Best And Worst Airports

Fiji Sun – Tuesday December 11th, 2018. More praise for Fiji Airports and its world class upgrade of the Nadi International Airport terminal. First it came from Skytrax, the top

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A sneak peek at Beijing’s new airport

December 10, 2018October 13, 2025 FHTASecretariat News
A sneak peek at Beijing’s new airport

CNN Travel – 7th December 2018. Beijing, China (CNN) — China is poised to overtake the United States as the world’s biggest air travel market by 2022 — and it’s little wonder the country’s

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Redesign of road plans for Nadi

December 10, 2018October 13, 2025 Cheryl Fong News
Fiji Roads Authority

The Fiji Times, 10 December 2018 – BAD road behaviour has forced a redesign road plan for Martintar in Nadi, says the Fiji Roads Authority (FRA). FRA program manager west

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Ministry of Environment to Look at EIA Reports to Go Online

December 9, 2018October 13, 2025 Cheryl Fong News
Ministry of Environment to Look at EIA Reports to Go Online

Fiji Sun, 09 December 2018 – The Ministry of Environment is looking at avenues of how Environmental Impact As­sessment reports can be made available to public, outside of the consultation

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Fiji Airways Staff Plant 3000 Mangrove Plants

December 9, 2018October 13, 2025 Cheryl Fong News
Fiji Airways Staff Plant 3000 Mangrove Plants

Fiji Sun, 09 December 2018 – Fiji Airways staff yesterday continued a pledge to plant a tree for every take-off with 3000 new mangrove trees planted at Saweni Beach in

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Green All The Way For Essence Of Fiji

December 8, 2018October 13, 2025 Cheryl Fong News
Green All The Way For Essence Of Fiji

Fiji Sun, 08 December 2018 – Essence Fiji celebrates 20 years of growth in business and also in empowering women to provide the best service in hospitality. The achievement can

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