As Fiji continues to grapple with the issue of sustainability, the importance of recycling has become an increasing part of achieving this, but just as clearly, our efforts need to be part of an ongoing series of collective actions to determine exactly how we Keep Fiji Beautiful.
Despite the efforts of individuals and organizations to promote recycling, there is a critical aspect of this issue that is often overlooked: the readiness for recycling when there is a far more urgent issue at stake for many of our citizens – waste collection.
Category: Tourism Talanoa
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Local Ownership in Tourism
As Fiji continues to grapple with the issue of sustainability, the importance of recycling has become an increasing part of achieving this, but just as clearly, our efforts need to be part of an ongoing series of collective actions to determine exactly how we Keep Fiji Beautiful.
Despite the efforts of individuals and organizations to promote recycling, there is a critical aspect of this issue that is often overlooked: the readiness for recycling when there is a far more urgent issue at stake for many of our citizens – waste collection.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Trashing & Treasure
As Fiji continues to grapple with the issue of sustainability, the importance of recycling has become an increasing part of achieving this, but just as clearly, our efforts need to be part of an ongoing series of collective actions to determine exactly how we Keep Fiji Beautiful.
Despite the efforts of individuals and organizations to promote recycling, there is a critical aspect of this issue that is often overlooked: the readiness for recycling when there is a far more urgent issue at stake for many of our citizens – waste collection.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Our Trash Destroying Our Treasure
As Fiji continues to grapple with the issue of sustainability, the importance of recycling has become an increasing part of achieving this, but just as clearly, our efforts need to be part of an ongoing series of collective actions to determine exactly how we Keep Fiji Beautiful.
Despite the efforts of individuals and organizations to promote recycling, there is a critical aspect of this issue that is often overlooked: the readiness for recycling when there is a far more urgent issue at stake for many of our citizens – waste collection.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting Ready to Get Busy
As we move into mid-March and prepare for the upward swing in demand; license
and permit renewals have been completed, staff training, upskilling and onboarding
are in full swing, marketing and packaging efforts are being fine-tuned, supplies have
been ordered earlier than usual to try and outwit the dreaded Port of Auckland
supply-chain bottleneck, and preparations are being completed to ensure the
industry is ready for the first real bump up in numbers that usually takes place over
Easter.
With forward bookings already looking strong, we are hoping that everyone,
including our critical SMEs, will be getting ready for the long uphill run to the high
season.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Why Her & Achieving SDG 5
International Women’s Day 2023 is marked by the theme of “Embrace equity.”
This year’s theme calls for a collective effort towards creating a society where everyone, regardless of gender, has access to equal opportunities and resources.
The theme of “Embrace equity” is a reminder that although progress has been made towards gender equality, there is still a long way to go.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Acknowledging the Journey and the Destination
FHTA, 03 March 2023 – Fiji’s tourism industry has long been acknowledged as a dominant pillar of the country’s economy, providing jobs and much-needed revenue spreading further than most industries
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism Can Be More
FHTA, 23 February 2023 – The pandemic marked a turning point in the history of the world. As economies came to a grinding halt, Fiji, like many other countries, was
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: A Double Edged Sword
FHTA, 16 February 2023 – Fiji hit the $4 national minimum wage (NMW) mark for unskilled workers at the beginning of the year, marking a milestone for this sector along
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Start Small
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
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