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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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Tourism Talanoa: Stemming the Flow

July 3, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Stemming the Flow

FHTA, 1 July 2021 – Hindsight, they say, is 20/20. The ability to sit back and analyse and dissect past events or instances is a joy that most, especially critics,

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Tourism Talanoa: It’s Worth Your Consideration

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: It’s Worth Your Consideration

FHTA, 24 June 2021 – As Fiji crossed the 2,000 mark this week in total COVID positive cases, one thing has become glaringly clear in these past few months of

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Tourism Talanoa: Are You Vaccinated?

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Are You Vaccinated?

FHTA, 17 June 2021 – This is has become the start of many conversations around Fiji whether catching up on a Zoom meeting, on Viber message groups and family catch-ups

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Tourism Talanoa: A Sea of Hope

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: A Sea of Hope

FHTA, 10 June 2021 – This week saw the commemoration of World Oceans Day. As an island nation, we know that the sea supports us with food and as a

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Tourism Talanoa: Not Out of the Woods Yet

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Not Out of the Woods Yet

FHTA, 3 June 2021 – As the skies rain down due to a deep low-pressure system over the Fiji group, the weather appears to mirror our collective gloom as we

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Tourism Talanoa: Difficult but Doable

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Difficult but Doable

FHTA, 27 May 2021 – As the figures of our active COVID-19 cases reach three digits for the first time in Fiji, we are reminded once again of the importance

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Tourism Talanoa: Preparing to Live With COVID

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Preparing to Live With COVID

FHTA, 20 May 2021 – Zimbabwean author Matshona Dhliwayo said that “When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with

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Tourism Talanoa: Getting Our People Back to Work

May 14, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Getting Our People Back to Work

FHTA, 13 May 2021 – Besides the obvious loss of revenue to their bottom line, many would not be aware of the other missing factor that tourism operators consistently fret

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Tourism Talanoa: Taking Change Seriously

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Taking Change Seriously

FHTA, 6 May 2021 – As the global economy tries to get back on its feet despite the pandemic, Fiji’s national financial system is no doubt struggling as well. The

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Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay – Community Care Towards Authorities at the Nawai Police Post

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana CSR, News
Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay – Community Care Towards Authorities at the Nawai Police Post

Nadi 30 April 2021 – As a part of the Solia Lesu initiative, the resort delivered sweet treat packs to the Nawai Police Post on 25th of April, 2021. On

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Tourism Talanoa: Stay Home to Save Lives

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: Stay Home to Save Lives

FHTA, 30 April 2021 – As the authorities conduct their contact tracing for this current spike of COVID infections, one can only be both fascinated and wary of the journey

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Tourism Talanoa: No Time for Complacency

April 23, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: No Time for Complacency

FHTA, 22 April 2021 – No sooner had Fiji celebrated a full year of being without a community transmitted case of COVID-19, we find ourselves in a situation very similar

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Tourism Talanoa: The Fragility of Bubbles

April 16, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: The Fragility of Bubbles

FHTA, 16 April 2021 – The phrase ‘travel bubble’ gets thrown around a lot these days. It has been in circulation since mid-2020 when global tourism and tourism-dependent economies started

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Tourism Talanoa: An example of public/private sectors working together

April 9, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana Letter from CEO, News, Resources
Tourism Talanoa: An example of public/private sectors working together

FHTA, 8 April 2021 – This past Easter weekend was a great indication of how lucrative, in various patches, our Domestic Tourism market can be. While it might not be

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Run, Walk, Wheel Together in memory of late Marriott President Arne M. Sorenson

March 31, 2021October 11, 2025 Glen Vavaitamana CSR, News
Run, Walk, Wheel Together in memory of late Marriott President Arne M. Sorenson

Nadi 29 March 2021 – Associates from Marriott International Hotels & Resorts in Fiji joined the global campaign in memory of its late CEO and president Arne M. Sorenson by

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