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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: The Rising Tide of Consultation

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:30:06 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 23 July 2026 – Last week, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights convened a consultation on the Commercial Use of Marine

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: The Missing Framework – Why Mangrove Protection Stalls

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:12:55 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 16 July 2026 – Now and then, an issue sits quietly in the background while the louder national conversations take over. In the past few

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Budget Execution – The Real Test

Glen Vavaitamana — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:30:53 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 09 July 2026 – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese departed Fiji on Tuesday evening after reaffirming the Vuvale Partnership and discussing economic cooperation between our

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism Cannot Be the Only Safety Net

Glen Vavaitamana — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:37:59 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 02 July 2026 – Every National Budget tells us something about where the country is at, what Government is worried about, and where the pressure

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Marking Milestone Moments

Glen Vavaitamana — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:44:23 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 25 June 2026 – There are moments in our work history, in the passage of a country’s economic journey, and even in our individual lifetimes

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: The Deadline Tourism Cannot Ignore

Glen Vavaitamana — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:06:27 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 18 June 2026 – Fiji’s tourism industry is no stranger to compliance. Our members understand the need for proper tax reporting through transparent systems and

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: No Room for Complacency

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:37:45 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 11 June 2026 – Complaints are never the most pleasant part of tourism, but they are one of the most useful tools available to monitor

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism Turns the Page

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:00:21 +0000

Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association, 04 June 2026 – The passing of Fiji’s Tourism Act 2026 is a significant moment, and one that deserves genuine acknowledgement. After more than five

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism’s Next Threat

Glen Vavaitamana — Thu, 28 May 2026 06:12:38 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:38:48 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Thu, 14 May 2026 22:46:44 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 08 May 2026 02:49:47 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Sat, 02 May 2026 01:17:33 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:52:48 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:57:22 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:40:18 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:03:20 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:57:37 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:38:29 +0000

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

Glen Vavaitamana — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:03:59 +0000

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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