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Record Tourism in Hawaii is the new unexpected normal: Don’t tell anyone!

April 6, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Record Tourism in Hawaii is the new unexpected normal: Don’t tell anyone!

eTurboNews 5 April 2021 – Tourism in Waikiki is booming again. The Easter Holidays this year saw Waikiki packed with visitors. (miedemaproduce.com With record domestic tourist arrivals, hotels and airlines

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GPH Records Largest Day Guests Yet

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana News
Grand Pacific Hotel

Fiji Sun 5 April 2021 – Grand Pacific Hotel is planning more family days, following the success of its activity-filled Easter weekend. The hotel, one of Suva’s oldest, marked its

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Tourism first! Island of Phuket in mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand

April 6, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Tourism first! Island of Phuket in mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand

PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – In Thailand, it’s the all-important tourism sector that has jumped to the head of the COVID-19 vaccination line, with the country’s most popular resort island embarking

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Rent This Private Island In Fiji For The World’s Most Exclusive Vacation

April 2, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Rent This Private Island In Fiji For The World’s Most Exclusive Vacation

If you’ve often fantasized about fleeing to an idyllic private island since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic—and who hasn’t?—Fiji’s award-winning Kokomo Private Island is offering the ultimate staycation in

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Fiji Airways Announces Return to Service for Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft Following Regulatory Approval

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana News
Fiji Airways Announces Return to Service for Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft Following Regulatory Approval

Fiji Airways 1 April 2021: Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline, today confirmed the acceptance of return-to-service requirements of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft by its regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority

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Tourism Fiji Hosts Successful Regional Roadshow

March 31, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Tourism Fiji Hosts Successful Regional Roadshow

Nadi 31 March 2021 – Close to 250 tourism operators and industry partners attended the first week of Tourism Fiji’s Regional Roadshow which was held from 19 – 30 March

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Run, Walk, Wheel Together in memory of late Marriott President Arne M. Sorenson

March 31, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana CSR, News
Run, Walk, Wheel Together in memory of late Marriott President Arne M. Sorenson

Nadi 29 March 2021 – Associates from Marriott International Hotels & Resorts in Fiji joined the global campaign in memory of its late CEO and president Arne M. Sorenson by

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A fitting send-off

March 29, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
A fitting send-off

FIJI TIMES 26 March 2021 – Kinijoji Sarai has spent a good 34 years of service in the Fijian tourism industry and his recent accomplishment at the ANZ Fiji Excellence

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Japan to join EU and China in issuing digital vaccine passport

March 29, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Japan to join EU and China in issuing digital vaccine passport

NIKKEI 28 March 2021 – Japan will issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been inoculated against coronavirus, joining China, the European Union and other countries that have embraced

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Tourism Fiji kicks off Virtual Roadshow

March 29, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Tourism Fiji kicks off Virtual Roadshow

Tourism Fiji is kicking off its virtual roadshow this week, giving Aussie and Kiwi agents the opportunity to update their knowledge on the destination.

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Escape to Royal Davui in Fiji for an ultimate private island experience

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana News
Escape to Royal Davui in Fiji for an ultimate private island experience

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, travellers have been stuck at home due to travel restrictions. With the regulations in place, all the sectors of business have also been affected, especially

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Tourism Talanoa: Tourism – One Year On

March 26, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Tourism – One Year On

FHTA, 25 March 2021 – Twelve months can seem like a lifetime or it can fly by in an instant. For Fiji’s tourism sector, it has certainly been the former.

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Warwick Hotels To Open New Hotels

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana News
Warwick Hotels To Open New Hotels

Fiji Sun 25 March 2021 – Warwick Hotels will build two new hotels, Senior Vice President Warwick Hotels and Resorts International and Executive Director – Pacific, Tammie Tam, has confirmed.

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Savusavu Bay is now open as second Blue Lanes port

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana News
Savusavu Bay is now open as second Blue Lanes port

Fiji Sun 25 March 2021 – Following the approval of more than 100 yachts through Fiji’s Blue Lanes initiative, the Fijian Government’s COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Taskforce (CRMT) has approved Savusavu

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Jeff Probst announces Survivor season 41 to start filming soon in Fiji

March 24, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Jeff Probst announces Survivor season 41 to start filming soon in Fiji

EW 23 March 2021 – The host has spoken. EW reported back in February that Survivor would go back into production in Fiji for filming on seasons 41 and 42

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Fiji’s Bula Bubble suffers setback

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana News
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Credit: BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE

RNZ 23 March 2021 – Fiji’s government said it has proven itself as a safe destination for travellers during the pandemic with no cases reported in the community for more

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Tammie Tam Honoured To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

March 24, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Tammie Tam Honoured To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Fiji Sun 23 March 2021 – Tammie Tam has vowed to continue to serve the hospitality and tourism industry to the best of her ability. Ms Tam was awarded the

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The trouble with bubbles: When will we get quarantine-free travel in the Pacific?

March 23, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
The trouble with bubbles: When will we get quarantine-free travel in the Pacific?

The Spinoff 23 March 2021 – Much of the Pacific is Covid-free, so our island neighbours need to negotiate opening up travel with New Zealand and other countries carefully. Collin

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Businesses call for ‘immediate dialogue’ on opening up travel between New Zealand and Fiji

March 23, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News
Businesses call for ‘immediate dialogue’ on opening up travel between New Zealand and Fiji

STUFF 23 March 2021 – The Fiji New Zealand Business Council says a quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and Fiji is long overdue and both countries need to “commence

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Marriott International Hotels Resorts in Fiji Launch Women In Leadership Program

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana News
Marriott International Hotels Resorts in Fiji Launch Women In Leadership Program

Nadi 18 March 2021 – Marriott International Hotels & Resorts in Fiji launched the Women in Leadership program on the 17th March 2021 to support female leaders. The programme helps

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