FHTA, 25 December 2022 – The Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association (FHTA), representing private sector stakeholders in the tourism industry, congratulates newly elected Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the incoming Fijian government following their confirmation by parliament. We look forward
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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: It Feels A Lot Like The Old Days
FHTA, 16 June 2022 – Seven months post reopening of the Fijian international borders, things are buzzing for this small, but resilient Pacific Island nation with the tourism industry keeping its tenacious grip on moving from recovery to opportunity and
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Navigating Cooler, Cleaner Oceans
FHTA, 9 June 2022 – Over three billion people depend on the marine and coastal biodiversity of the oceans for their livelihoods according to United Nations research. That’s almost 40 percent of the entire global population. Fiji’s ocean resources generate
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Committing To Sustainability
FHTA, 3 June 2022 – Great news for Fiji’s tourism industry this week as our national marketing arm, Tourism Fiji (TF), launched its Corporate Plan 2022 – 2024. This roadmap leading up to the end of 2024 was shared with
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Fiji’s Greatest Assets – Our People
FHTA, 20 May 2022 – They are the ones with the biggest smiles when you disembark the plane at Nadi International Airport or when you are checking into any of the many accommodation providers across the country. They are the
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism is Back, But…
FHTA, 13 May 2022 – At the height of the pandemic and at a time when the video meeting tools had seemingly taken over, businesses were learning to adapt to the new way of doing things. No more international trips
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Plan Big to Play Big
FHTA, 5 May 2022 – The biggest Super Rugby Pacific crowd was seen recently in Fiji – well for 2022 anyway. What a splendid achievement and fantastic marketing for the central division’s ANZ Stadium in Suva and the game of
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: That Coconut Tree
FHTA, 28 April 2022 – Our warrior ladies of the Fijiana Drua, in their maiden Super Rugby (Women’s) season, fought enormous odds and still came out on top of a game that is gaining attention wider attention in the Pacific
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Leading The Way
FHTA, 21 April 2022 – The eagerly anticipated Easter long weekend came and went with thousands of Fijians joining international visitors on beaches and resorts right around the country. The four-day weekend provides a less rushed opportunity to catch up
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Ready for the Long Weekend
FHTA, 14 April 2022 – It has been a testing 24 months for the tourism industry in Fiji and no doubt around the world. But things are always felt a little more poignantly in the Pacific, with our size, distance
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Protecting Those Green Shoots
FHTA, 7 April 2022 – Traditionally the beginning of April usually signals the end of tourism’s quiet period as the industry gears up for the start of the annual busy period or ‘peak season.’ Coinciding with the end of the
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Balancing Big & Small Steps
FHTA, 31 March 2022 – The revision to 2021/2022 National Budget announced by Government last week delivered a mixed bag of welcomed and much-awaited policy changes as well as some areas that resulted in some perplexed reactions of ‘but what
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Inclusive Budget Hopes
FHTA, 24 March 2022 – There’s a buzz of excitement and anticipation for the Government’s mini-budget to be announced this evening. Every industry including tourism is looking forward to seeing how the increasing cost of business will be addressed and
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Simplifying Travel
FHTA, 17 March 2022 – The last two years have been an example of living through consistently shifting priorities and management of our private and social lives, how we do business, interact with each other, other communities and countries, and
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Towards Constant Improvement
FHTA, 10 March 2022 – Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will. Wise words indeed from the “Lion of London”, Winston Churchill. It is often hard enough to stay motivated about the
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Balancing the Scales for our Women
FHTA, 3 March 2022 – Imagine a gender-equal world. A world that is free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination where gender equality is simply the platform from which equality in all areas is practised as part of a natural order.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Our Top Markets are Open!
FHTA, 24 February 2022 – It is no secret that Fiji has taken a ‘Living with COVID’ approach to its many restrictions now following the high vaccination rate, successful border reopening and where the last virus variant has moved to.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Supporting the Ease of Doing Business
FHTA, 17 February 2022 – A key part of the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (FHTA) focus has been pushing for more pragmatic solutions to assist the ease of doing business specifically for our tourism operators. We have ongoing discussions
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Moving to the Next Phase
FHTA, 10 February 2022 – Fiji moves into February and its third-month post borders reopening, with progressive but cautious optimism. As experts around the world start sounding their wary notes of optimism that better times are perhaps weeks or just
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Travel Data & the Insights They Provide
FHTA, 03 February 2022 – Uncertainty, loss of work, business and life and general anxiety about the impact of many changes, have made these past two years a nail-biting rollercoaster ride. We have all been in search of a crystal