Category: Tourism Talanoa

FHTA, 17 November 2022 – Visitors to Fiji label us the ‘friendliest people in the world.’ From when they board our national carrier to making their way around the many experiences and exciting places they stay at, to when they

FHTA, 10 November 2022 – This week is annually commemorated by the United Nations as the International Week of Science and Peace. First observed in 1986 as part of the International Year of Peace observance, the organizers sought to encourage

FHTA, 3 November 2022 – After the longest two years in history during which the inability to meet without masks, crowd restrictions and distancing requirements were part of the then-normal business requirements; the Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association (FHTA) hosted

FHTA, 27 October 2022 – Today sees the return of our HOTEC Tradeshow and the first-ever instalment of the Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association (FHTA) Tourism Talanoa Symposium, which aims to consolidate our knowledge and expertise to discuss where “Where

FHTA, 20 October 2022 – There isn’t any need at all to rehash the tourism industry’s challenges over the past few years. As a tourism-reliant economy, every Fijian either experienced it directly or indirectly. But we KNOW everyone felt it

FHTA, 13 October 2022 – Last month’s World Tourism Day focused on its theme of “Tourism for inclusive growth” under the World Tourism Organisation. As we seek to understand more and more about the fragility of the global market and

FHTA, 6 October 2022 – .The beautiful island nation of Fiji celebrates 52 years of independence this weekend and what a journey it has been and continues to be. Resilience for a Pacific Island country such as ours, shaped by

FHTA, 29 September 2022 – .There’s nothing like the mother of all challenges to force you to review how you do what you do. And for governments, industries, and businesses around the world, this has meant dusting off strategies and

FHTA, 22 September 2022 – .This week saw the end of an era with the funeral of the Late Monarch of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Regardless of where you stood on the Royal Family, one cannot simply

FHTA, 8 September 2022 – .The long and arduous ride through and out of the pandemic – and we agree it’s not quite completely behind us just yet – has led Fiji to get to its current “new normal”. Where

FHTA, 25 August 2022 – .By all accounts, the tourism sector around the Pacific region is growing from strength to strength with more island states reopening, dealing with the subsequent impact of COVID spreading through communities in ever decreasing impacts,

FHTA, 11 August 2022 – As ports in Ukraine open cautiously after weeks of anticipation, several ships carrying wheat have finally managed to depart successfully and some have since berthed at their intended destinations. This was seen as a small

FHTA, 4 August 2022 – The data on visitors to Fiji is collected then dissected, categorised and analysed consistently as part of many invaluable tools for identifying preferred travel options, understanding market demands and improving customer experiences. This is practised

FHTA, 28 July 2022 – The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicted in 1997 that the twenty-first-century global economy would be dominated by three industries: telecommunications, information technology and tourism. Since then, the travel and tourism industry has grown

FHTA, 22 July 2022 – To face uncertainty is to face the unfamiliar. It is how we overcome it that dictates how prepared we are to face the unknown. This becomes a pattern of learning experiences that then translate to

FHTA, 14 July 2022 – Not the furry kind – but tourism’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions (MICE) segment that has always been an important part of the industry. Until COVID made it difficult to meet, be in a crowded

FHTA, 7 July 2022 – And just like that – the first half of the year has come and gone. For everyone in the tourism industry, associated supply chains and eventually the peripheral suppliers of transport, finance, IT services, entertainment

FHTA, 30 June 2022 – It was renowned American industrialist Henry Ford who once said, “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” This rings true for Fiji 8 months after its successful reopening and as