SPTO – 21st June, 2019 Fiji’s most exclusive private island resort, Kokomo Private Island, is leading by example in its endeavour to operate as an environmentally sustainability resort and ensure
Queensland Tourism & Events welcomes record high international visitor spend
Blue Swan Daily – 21st June, 2019 Queensland Tourism & Events reported (19-Jun-2019) record visitor spend for international visitors in Queensland for the year ending Mar-2019. According to International Visitor Survey
VMS EFD Awareness
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service wishes to remind members of the public to attend the public awareness session on the Electronic Fiscal Device |VAT Monitoring System (VMS) and New
Tax Talk- 2019/2020 National Budget Revenue Policies
In 2019, the economy is projected to grow by 2.7 percent with major contributions from the manufacturing, transport, financial & insurance, and wholesale & retail trade sectors. In 2020, a
Captain Cook Cruises Release New Fiji Wedding Packages!!!
SPTO – 20th June, 2019 Marry the love of your life in the romantic paradise that is Fiji. Whether it be a wedding at sea, in a remote Fijian Village
Fiji National Productivity Master Plan 2021 – 2036
APO Fiji has developed a 20-Year Development Plan (2017–2036) and a comprehensive 5-Year Development Plan (2017–2021). The 20-year plan places “Productivity” as a priority area in the context of planning
Department starts work on e-Passport
Fiji Sun – 19th June, 2019 Fiji is working on the transition from paper-based passports to state-of-the-art e-Passports with contactless chips containing security features in compliance with the International Civil
FIJI AIRWAYS RATED “BEST AIRLINE STAFF IN AUSTRALIA PACIFIC”
FijiTV – 19th June, 2019 Fiji Airways has been awarded the coveted Skytrax 4-Star rating at the 2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards in Paris, joining a select group of elite
Qamea open for 2020
SPTO – 18th June, 2019 Qamea Resort & Spa will remain open for 2020. Representative company World Resorts of Distinction (WRD) CEO, Tess Willcox, says the popular adults-only resort in
Queensland-US capacity boosted to more than 640,000 seats p/a by Qantas planned new services
Blue Swan Daily – 18th June, 2019 Brisbane Airport welcomed (17-Jun-2019) Qantas‘ decision to launch nonstop services to Chicago and San Francisco from Brisbane by the end of Apr-2020, pending approval of
Business travellers have generally been paying less for hotels in most major Australian cities in 2019, but it is a different story in New Zealand
Blue Swan Daily – 18th June 2019 The start of 2019 has delivered hotel rate reductions across many cities across Australia, new research from FCM travel solutions has revealed. However,
Seasonally adjusted visitor arrivals April 2019
FBoS – 17th June , 2019 The trend estimates of Total Visitor Arrivals during April 2019 (75,863) increased by 1.26%, compared with March 2019 (74,917). (Xanax) The current trend estimate
5.8% increase in visitor arrivals in first quarter of 2019
FBC News – 18th June, 2019 Visitor Arrivals for the first four months of this year recorded a 5.8 percent increase and this has recorded earnings of $366.6m improving on
Hotelbeds launches Chinese domain
TTR Weekly – 18 June 2019 Hotelbeds has recently launched a China-based hotel extranet solution for hoteliers in China. Effective Monday, China-based hoteliers will have access to a Chinese domain
South American Markets looks to Invest in Fiji
FBC News – 18th June, 2019 Good news for businesses in Fiji as more investors from South America looks to bring more projects into the country. This comes after the
Fiji Earnings From Tourism, March Quarter 2019
FBoS – 17th June, 2019 Key Findings: Earnings from tourism for the March Quarter increased by 2.3% (i.e from $358.2m March Quarter in 2018 compared to $366.6m March Quarter in
VAT monitoring system
Fiji Times – 17th June, 2019 Concerns about the implementation of the VAT monitoring system (VMS) and the cost of the associated equipment to small operators were discussed at the
Record of $11.3 million made through Cruise Tourism earnings last year
Fiji Village – 15th June, 2019 Fiji made a record $11.3 million through Cruise Tourism earnings last year with a total of 187,890 cruise visitors coming to Fiji. Cruise Tourism
BITRE: Australia domestic pax up 1% in Apr-2019, load factor improves to 80%
Blue Swan Daily – 17th June, 2019 Australia‘s Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Region Economics (BITRE) reported (14-Jun-2019) the following traffic highlights for Australian domestic airlines for Apr-2019: Passengers: 5.1
Association to promote the members interest
The Fiji Times – 17th June, 2019 THE Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association is looking to the 2019/2020 National Budget period to continue to promote the interests of its members.