The Fiji Times, 11 July 2017 – TOURISM Minister Faiyaz Koya and Opposition spokesperson for tourism Viliame Gavoka tangled over tourism issues in Parliament yesterday, with Mr Koya saying his counterpart was misleading tourism workers with incorrect information.
During budget responses in Parliament yesterday, Mr Gavoka questioned what he deemed was the underperformance of the tourism industry and said the budget was put together by “under-performers”.
Mr Gavoka said this was evident because Fiji had not managed to exceed more than a million visitors by 2016, when it recorded 792,000 visitors. He also questioned the $33.1 million marketing grant provided to Tourism Fiji, the logic behind providing $9m for the Fiji International Golf Tournament and the continuous hiring of expatriates in Tourism Fiji. Read more…