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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism’s Next Threat

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
cyclones-fiji

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 28 May 2026 – Preparedness, not panic, is the smarter response. In tourism, we learn very quickly that what happens far beyond our shores can

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Trust Must Start Before the Sale

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Trust Must Start Before the Sale

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 21 May 2026 – One of the fastest ways to lose consumer trust is to make a price look simple at the start, then complicated

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Understanding the Difference

May 15, 2026May 15, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Understanding the Difference

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 14 May 2026 – A Living Wage is evidence-based, not plucked from thin air. There are few issues more emotionally charged than wages, particularly at

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Rethinking the State of Emergency Strategy

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Rethinking the State of Emergency Strategy

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 07 May 2026 – Preserving Fiji’s reputation as a safe destination demands measured action, not emergency declarations. There are moments when a country must speak

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Exposing Tourism’s Hidden Gaps

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Exposing Tourism’s Hidden Gaps

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 30 April 2026 – The Government’s move to introduce a new Tourism Act for Fiji is both timely and necessary. For too long, our industry

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Preparing for Medical Emergencies

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Preparing for Medical Emergencies

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 23 April 2026 – Delayed response times due to fragmented coordination between health facilities, emergency services, and the absence of trained paramedics- I have always

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: From Submission to Substance

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: From Submission to Substance

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 16 April 2026 – Last week, I wrote about the daily rhythms we have come to accept as a developing Pacific Island Country, located where

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Holding the Line Through Uncertainty

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Holding the Line Through Uncertainty

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 09 April 2026 – The rain came first, as it always does, interspersed with gusts of warm winds. Sheets of it, relentless and familiar, driven

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Coordinated for Safety

April 4, 2026April 4, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Coordinated for Safety

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 02 April 2026 – One of the clearest lessons from recent years is that no tourism industry can afford to face global shocks alone. When

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: How Fiji Can Lead on Reef Insurance

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: How Fiji Can Lead on Reef Insurance

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 26 March 2026 – I have always believed that if tourism is to endure in the Pacific, then we must move beyond simply using the

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Putting Culture on the Centre Stage

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Putting Culture on the Centre Stage

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 19 March 2026 – As Fiji prepares to host the eighth Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival in 2026, we reflect on how naturally culture and

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism and Liquor Law Reform

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism and Liquor Law Reform

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 5 March 2026 – Digitalised bureaucracy is still bureaucracy. There are times in an industry’s life when you have to step back and ask whether

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Our Reefs Under Pressure

February 27, 2026March 3, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Our Reefs Under Pressure

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 26 February 2026 – When the Fiji Meteorological Service raises a Coral Bleaching Alert Level 2, it is not just a scientific update buried in

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting VMS Right

February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting VMS Right

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 12 February 2026 – I have always supported sensible reform—especially when it strengthenstransparency and trust. Tax compliance matters. Fairness matters. Modernisation matters. But as the

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism at the Crossroads

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism at the Crossroads

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 11 December 2025 – A year in the industry that never sleeps often feels like dog years. Everything moves faster than you expect; the highs

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Breathing Under Pressure

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Breathing Under Pressure

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 04 December 2025 – I have always believed that the strength of Fiji’s tourism industry rests not only on the beauty of our reefs or

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Beyond the Familiar Path

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Beyond the Familiar Path

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 27 November 2025 – Every so often, I am reminded that Fiji’s tourism industry does not operate in a bubble. We are part of a

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Economic Implications of Badly Written Reforms

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
parliament

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 20 November 2025 – The Employment Relations (Amendments) Bill No. 27 recently underwent public consultations through the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs. According to

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: The Magic of Good Fun and Games

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: The Magic of Good Fun and Games

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 13 November 2025 – There’s a kind of magic in tourism that goes beyond palm trees and sunsets. It’s in the people who greet you

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: VMS & Tourism Compliance

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana News, Tourism Talanoa association, fiji, hotel, media, news, pacific, talanoa, tourism, travel
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: VMS & Tourism Compliance

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 30 October 2025 – When we first heard about the VAT Monitoring System (VMS), there was concern for how it would be applied. The idea

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