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International pax to/from Australia up 10% to 3.4m in Mar-2018, capacity (Seats) up 5% to 4.5m
The Blue Swan Daily Australia‘s Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reported (01-Jun-2018) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia for Mar-2018:Read more…
Air New Zealand and Qantas to codeshare 115 domestic routes in Australia and New Zealand
The Blue Swan Daily Air New Zealand and Qantas announced (01-Jun-2018) plans for a reciprocal codeshare agreement covering each carrier’s domestic networks. Tickets for the codeshare services will be available by the end of
NZ gives funding to boost Fiji’s fight against dengue
Radio New Zealand Thursday 31st May 2018. New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters said the money would go to the World Mosquito Programme and its efforts to limit the ability
Fiji Employment Ministry warns of overseas exploitation
Radio New Zealand Thursday 31st May 2018 Fiji’s Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations said promises of a bright future, good wages and working conditions seem attractive but were
International pax to/from Australia up 10% to 3.4m in Mar-2018, capacity (Seats) up 5% to 4.5m
The Blue Swan Daily, 01 June 2018 – Australia‘s Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) reported (01-Jun-2018) the following international traffic highlights to/from Australia for Mar-2018: Passengers: 3.4 million, +10.2%
Ban on kawakawa, donu
Fiji Times Friday 1st June 2018. THE seasonal ban on kawakawa and donu begins today as agreed by the Fiji Government during the UN Ocean Conference in New York last
FNPF acquires the Marriott Denarau tourism assets
Fiji Village – Friday 1st June 2018 Fiji National Provident Fund has acquired the Marriott Denarau tourism assets, which include the 297‑room Sheraton Resort, 246‑room Westin Resort, and the 111
Estimated $220,080 revenue generated in 2015 by Manta Channel snorkel trips
Fiji Times – Thursday 31st May 2018 – IT is estimated that in 2015, Manta Channel snorkel trips by multiple tourism related Marine Conservation Agreements (MCA) operators generated revenue of $220,080.
Fiji Airways Amongst Cheapest Airlines: 2018 Global Flight Price Ranking
Fiji Sun, 31 May 2018 – Fiji Airways, Fiji’s national airline, was ranked 47th in the Global Flight Pricing Report, prepared by the Melbourne-based travel planning website Rome2Rio. The data was
Airports Fiji Limited now known as Fiji Airports Limited
Fiji Village – Thursday 31st May 2018 – The government has announced that Airports Fiji Limited will now be known as Fiji Airports Limited. While making the announcement at the Nadi
PM: We’re taxing smarter, not harder
The Fiji Times, 30 May 2018 – GOVERNMENT is taxing smarter, not harder, cutting the tax burden on working Fijian families and bringing tax rates to the lowest point in
Airport security screening targeted by criminal gangs after valuables
New Zealand Herald, 29 May 2018 – A security worker has revealed the way in which career criminals are targeting travellers going through airport security screening. Just as holiday makers
$10k boost
Fiji Times Tuesday 29th May 2018. THE Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association’s sponsorship of $10,000 to the Ministry of Industry,Trade and Tourism will help support the government’s preparatory efforts to
GDPR is here, so what has actually changed?
The Blue Swan Daily, 28 May 2018 – On Friday 25-May-2018, the year-long deadline to comply with the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. At the
The absolute maximum Minimum Wage could be $3.10
The Fiji Times, 27 May 2018 – THE national minimum wage rate for unskilled workers in Fiji could increase from $2.68 to $2.75 an hour — if approved by Cabinet. This
Minimum wage rate: Employers complying, says Prof
The Fiji Times, 27 May 2018 – COMPLYING with changes to the new minimum wage rate for unskilled workers has not been a problem in Fiji, says Employment Ministry’s independent
AFL Clarifies Savusavu Airport Terminal Construction
Fiji Sun, 25 May 2018 – The project manager in-charge of overseeing the construction of a new airport terminal in Savusavu was terminated after an investigation found a stall in
Analysis: Minimum Wage Submissions Must Be Realistic
Fiji Sun, 24 May 2018 – Another round of consultations to review our minimum wage rate has begun. The first consultation was in Lautoka yesterday and more are lined up
Analysis: European Union Should Grant Fiji Visa-Free Access
Fiji Sun, 24 May 2018 – It seems unfair that Fiji is one of only two countries in the Pacific whose citizens cannot get visa free entry to the 28-member