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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Fiji is Open

December 2, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Fiji is Open

FHTA, 02 December 2021 – After 20 long months, Fiji is now finally open. Cautiously perhaps, but open nonetheless. International visitors from Travel Partner countries started flying into Fiji yesterday

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: On The Final Stretch

November 26, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: On The Final Stretch

FHTA, 25 November 2021 – With only a few days to go to 1 December, the Fiji Tourism industry is buzzing. Busy and abuzz with anticipation and some trepidation that

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: 2021 FHTA Annual General Meeting & Tourism Talanoa

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: 2021 FHTA Annual General Meeting & Tourism Talanoa

FHTA, 18 November 2021 – Despite the heady heights we have climbed to in achieving so much in this increasingly digital business world we live in; nothing quite beats meeting

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting our Communication Aligned

November 5, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting our Communication Aligned

FHTA, 4 November 2021 – Someone recently likened the layers of protection against COVID as slices of Swiss cheese stacked beside each other. Social distancing, personal hygiene, mask-wearing, contact tracing

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Resilience and Adaptability

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Resilience and Adaptability

FHTA, 28 October 2021 – The ramp-up of activity in the tourism sector has been jolting but expected. There has been a flurry of queries and requests for clarifications on

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Come On Over

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Come On Over

FHTA, 21 October 2021 – If indications of recent online activity are anything to go by, Fiji is looking good for the planned official border reopening on 1st December. Our

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Protecting Our Vulnerable

October 16, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Protecting Our Vulnerable

FHTA, 14 October 2021 – A year ago, the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (FHTA) was talking about Fiji’s readiness to welcome back international visitors when our borders reopened. At

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Fiji’s Day

October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Fiji’s Day

FHTA, 8 October 2021 – Our tiny, fascinating nation celebrates 51 years of independence this week. What a journey it has been and what a journey it continues to be!

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: World Tourism Day

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: World Tourism Day

FHTA, 1 October 2021 – This week saw the commemoration of World Tourism Day with its theme of “Tourism for Inclusive Growth.” The World Tourism Organization designated October 27 annually

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting to 80%

September 24, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting to 80%

FHTA, 23 September 2021 – By 4am Friday 17th September, a collective sigh of relief might have been heard around Viti Levu. We can certainly attest to this along with

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Safe Reopenings

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Safe Reopenings

FHTA, 16 September 2021 – In these times of uncertainty and massive job losses brought on by the global pandemic, there have been many people who have continued working quietly

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Adding COVID into our New Normal

September 11, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Adding COVID into our New Normal

FHTA, 9 September 2021 – Last weekend, fully vaccinated Fijians inched past the 50 percent rate and over the last few days, this increased by 3 percent. While the vaccination

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Ready, Set, Go

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Ready, Set, Go

FHTA, 2 September 2021 – What is the value of a minute to you? Is it an individual measurement tool or do you feel that it plays a part in

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Embracing Diversity, Inclusion and New Expectations

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Embracing Diversity, Inclusion and New Expectations

FHTA, 26 August 2021 – It is true that when tourism in Fiji is rebooted, it must be geared toward more sustainable practices. These are principles that refer to the

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Laying The Groundwork To Get To Now

August 21, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Laying The Groundwork To Get To Now

FHTA, 19 August 2021 – From creation, production, distribution to access, no part of the economic value chain has been spared the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As tourism counts

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FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Ready For Anything

August 5, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Ready For Anything

FHTA, 12 August 2021 – As Fiji surpasses 90 percent of first vaccine doses completed and 35 percent of fully vaccinated eligible adults, the tourism industry continues to pay close

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Tourism Talanoa: A Simple Equation

July 30, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources association, fiji, hotel, tourism, travel
Tourism Talanoa: A Simple Equation

FHTA, 29 July 2021 – Under a cloud of COVID uncertainty and more than the usual media negativity about why it should not have gone ahead, the Olympic Games in

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Tourism Talanoa: Do what you can

July 23, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Do what you can

FHTA, 22 July 2021 – Last week saw the announcement of the much-anticipated Fijian National Budget for 2021/2022. That evening every concerned citizen was attentively glued to their TV and

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Tourism Talanoa: The Second Half

July 17, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: The Second Half

FHTA, 15 July 2021 – Last Saturday, we forgot for a brief 80 minutes about COVID-19 and its terrifying grip on our beautiful island nation. And oh, how the Flying

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Tourism Talanoa: We All Know What To Do

July 9, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: We All Know What To Do

FHTA, 8 July 2021 – As we move into another week of this second wave of high volumes of COVID-19 infections, Suva City has introduced an innovative drive-through vaccination option

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