FHTA, 9 February 2023 – Start small. Don’t boil the ocean. In an almost fairy-tale comeback, the tourism industry appears to have gotten its groove back after our international border
Category: Tourism Talanoa
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: New Year, New Goals
FHTA, 2 February 2023 – With 2022 firmly behind us, the tourism industry has had very little time to sit still long enough to catch its breath. Perhaps there was
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: One Year On
FHTA, 8 December 2022 – As we round off 2022, there is absolutely no doubt that it has been a year of monumental change. For the tourism industry, celebrating milestones
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Time Will Tell
FHTA, 24 November 2022 – If we sit for a moment and try to find a silver lining about the pandemic closures that dominated 2020 and 2021, we’d be hard-pressed
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Smile with Us
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: For Science and Peace
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Connections
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Planning Tourism’s Next Step Carefully
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: HOTEC is Back!
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Joining the Discussion
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Understanding Demand and Supply
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Rethinking Tourism
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Believing in Ourselves
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Testing and Taxes
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Pacific Island Tourism – Trends & Expectations
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Faraway Conflicts and Small Island 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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: The Road Less Travelled
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,
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Recognising Tourism Linkages
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Why We Must Be Cautiously Optimistic
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
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: The Importance of M.I.C.E.
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