Blue Swan Daily – 8th May, 2019 Air Vanuatu marketing and communications manager Paul Pio confirmed the airline is renewing its fleet with new Airbus A220s, to be delivered from 2020 (smartaviation-apac.com, 06-May-2019).
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Warwick Fiji Hotels and Resorts Corporate Cocktail
Fiji Times – 8th May, 2019 Warcwick Fiji Hotels and Resorts held a corporate cocktail function at Cafe Noir in the Capital City last month. The event was aimed at
Record 21,000 Plus Cruise Tourists Arrived in First 3 months
Fiji Sun – 8th May, 2019 Fiji Largest cruise liner facilitator Transam Fiji recorded 21,255 cruise tourist arrivals in the first quarter of this year. A slight decrease compared to
Fiji Airways becomes a FJD1 billion company driven by new routes, but higher fuel costs and large scale investments hit profits
Blue Swan Daily – 7th May, 2019 The Fiji Airways Group has boosted annual revenues above FJD1 billion for the first time in its 67 year history, but this milestone
Wailoaloa Developments Pte Ltd Invests $40 million for Townhouses
Fiji Sun – 7th May, 2019 Wailoaloa Developments Pte Limited yesterday, carried out the groundbreaking ceremony for their $40 million Palm Beach Estate Townhouses Project at Wailoaloa, Nadi. The company,
Fiji Airways outlines A350 operation from 1Q20
Routes Airline – 6th May, 2019 Fiji Airways in last week’s schedule update opened reservation for its planned Airbus A350-900XWB service, as the airline last week announced the lease of
Canton Fair sees more export transactions with Belt and Road countries, regions
GUANGZHOU, May 6 (Xinhua) — China’s largest trade fair concluded its 125th session Sunday in Guangdong Province, reporting more export transactions with countries and regions along the Belt and Road
Surfing scholarships up for grabs
Fiji Times – 6th May, 2019 THE International Surfing Association (ISA) has just announced that it’s now accepting applications for the 2019 ISA Scholarship Program. The ISA Scholarship Program was
Deserted beaches empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings
BENTOTA, Sri Lanka/COLOMBO (Reuters) Sri Lanka’s $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed
Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association request that the Environment and Climate Adaption Levy be reviewed
Fiji Village – 6th May, 2019 Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association President, Dixon Seeto says they have made submission for the 2019/2020 National Budget, where they are requesting the Environment
ADB to provide $2M for the Nadi Flood Alleviation Project
Fijivillage.com, 05 May 2019 – The Asian Development Bank will provide a $2 million grant to prepare the Nadi Flood Alleviation Project. Regional Director of ADB’s Pacific Sub-Regional Office in
China to hold tourism promotion activities worldwide from May 15
BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) — China will hold a tourism and culture promotion event titled “China Tourism and Culture Week,” with a series of activities taking place worldwide, from May
Fijicare Pen Life Policies For Rice Farmers
Fiji Sun, 04 May 2019 – Fiji Rice Limited has signed the renewal of farmers’ bundle micro insurance the policy with FijiCare Insurance in Dreketi, Macuata, on Thursday. Ashrit Pratap,
It is extremely important that the region works together to promote tourism – Sayed‑Khaiyum
Fijivillage.com, 04 May 2019 – Pacific Island Nations should not have to compete amongst themselves when it comes to tourism. This was highlighted by the Attorney General and Minister for
Awareness on the Kawakawa, Donu Ban Campaign Begins
Fiji Sun, 03 May 2019 – Awareness in villages, communities and schools have already begun for the upcoming seasonal ban on Kawakawa (Grouper) and Donu (Coral Trouts). Fisheries Officer based
Two new aircraft for Fiji Airways
The Fiji Times, 03 May 2019 – NATIONAL carrier Fiji Airways will take delivery of two Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft as an addition to its wide-bodied fleet later this year.
ADB Launches $5 Billion Healthy Oceans Action Plan
Asian Development Bank, 02 May 2019 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region
Fiji Airways group records $55.3m profit
The Fiji Times, 03 May 2019 – THE Fiji Airways Group raked in $1.02b in revenue for the 2018 financial year, bringing with it a profit of $55.3m. A decrease
Market Watch – March 2019
SPTO – 29th April, 2019 Market Watch is the South Pacific Tourism Organization’s monthly market intelligence summary exclusively for members. This monthly publication highlights the latest travel trends and resident
Sustainable development needed for Pacific tourism: ADB President
The Fiji Times, 02 May 2019 – ASIAN Development Bank president Takehiko Nakao says tourism is the major revenue earning industry for majority of the Pacific Islands but stressed on