As Fiji continues to grapple with the issue of sustainability, the importance of recycling has become an increasing part of achieving this, but just as clearly, our efforts need to be part of an ongoing series of collective actions to determine exactly how we Keep Fiji Beautiful.
Despite the efforts of individuals and organizations to promote recycling, there is a critical aspect of this issue that is often overlooked: the readiness for recycling when there is a far more urgent issue at stake for many of our citizens – waste collection.
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FHTA Sustainable Tourism: The Duavata Collective: Small and Medium Enterprises Unite for Sustainable Tourism in Fiji
FHTA, 18 March 2023 – .As one walks along the many miles of beaches around our islands, one cannot help but notice the stark contrast between the turquoise water and
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Our Trash Destroying Our Treasure
As Fiji continues to grapple with the issue of sustainability, the importance of recycling has become an increasing part of achieving this, but just as clearly, our efforts need to be part of an ongoing series of collective actions to determine exactly how we Keep Fiji Beautiful.
Despite the efforts of individuals and organizations to promote recycling, there is a critical aspect of this issue that is often overlooked: the readiness for recycling when there is a far more urgent issue at stake for many of our citizens – waste collection.
FHTA Joins Global Recycling Day 2023
FHTA 17 March 2023 – The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association actively participated in the Global Recycling Day 2023 held at the Sheraton Fiji Golf and Beach Resort. The event
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Getting Ready to Get Busy
As we move into mid-March and prepare for the upward swing in demand; license
and permit renewals have been completed, staff training, upskilling and onboarding
are in full swing, marketing and packaging efforts are being fine-tuned, supplies have
been ordered earlier than usual to try and outwit the dreaded Port of Auckland
supply-chain bottleneck, and preparations are being completed to ensure the
industry is ready for the first real bump up in numbers that usually takes place over
Easter.
With forward bookings already looking strong, we are hoping that everyone,
including our critical SMEs, will be getting ready for the long uphill run to the high
season.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Why Her & Achieving SDG 5
International Women’s Day 2023 is marked by the theme of “Embrace equity.”
This year’s theme calls for a collective effort towards creating a society where everyone, regardless of gender, has access to equal opportunities and resources.
The theme of “Embrace equity” is a reminder that although progress has been made towards gender equality, there is still a long way to go.
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Acknowledging the Journey and the Destination
FHTA, 03 March 2023 – Fiji’s tourism industry has long been acknowledged as a dominant pillar of the country’s economy, providing jobs and much-needed revenue spreading further than most industries
Westpac Donation Helps Oncology Ward
2 March 2023: The Oncology Ward at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWM) has received a donation worth $4,000 from the Westpac Fiji team – via the Suva Cancer Survivors
Port Denarau Marina CEO Wins Tourism Leader Award
Port Denarau Marina is proud to announce that its CEO, Cynthia Rasch, has been honoured with the Dixon Seeto TourismLeader Award at the ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards (FETA),
IHG Fiji Coffee Sales Supports WOWS Kids
IHG Fiji hotels & resorts supported International Childhood Cancer Day by donating all coffee sales to WOWS Kids Fiji, a non-profit charity for children with cancer. 28th February 2023 (Natadola,
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Tourism Can Be More
FHTA, 23 February 2023 – The pandemic marked a turning point in the history of the world. As economies came to a grinding halt, Fiji, like many other countries, was
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: A Double Edged Sword
FHTA, 16 February 2023 – Fiji hit the $4 national minimum wage (NMW) mark for unskilled workers at the beginning of the year, marking a milestone for this sector along
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Start Small
FHTA, 9 February 2023 – Start small. Don’t boil the ocean. In an almost fairy-tale comeback, the tourism industry appears to have gotten its groove back after our international border
Rip Curl Announce Partnership with Tourism Fiji
TF, 8 FEBRUARY 2023: Rip Curl and Tourism Fiji have partnered to bring its 2023 Summer Looks Good On You Campaign to life. The exclusive partnership has allowed Rip Curl
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: New Year, New Goals
FHTA, 2 February 2023 – With 2022 firmly behind us, the tourism industry has had very little time to sit still long enough to catch its breath. Perhaps there was
FHTA Congratulates the New Fiji Government
FHTA, 25 December 2022 – The Fiji Hotel & Tourism Association (FHTA), representing private sector stakeholders in the tourism industry, congratulates newly elected Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the incoming
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: One Year On
FHTA, 8 December 2022 – As we round off 2022, there is absolutely no doubt that it has been a year of monumental change. For the tourism industry, celebrating milestones
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Time Will Tell
FHTA, 24 November 2022 – If we sit for a moment and try to find a silver lining about the pandemic closures that dominated 2020 and 2021, we’d be hard-pressed
FHTA Sustainable Tourism: Top-to-Bottom Sustainability at Kaila Na Ua
FHTA, 19 November 2022 – .Positioned in the middle of the Sunset Strip on the Coral Coast, sits an intimate boutique resort where unassuming attention to detail weaves sophistication into
FHTA Tourism Talanoa: Smile with Us
FHTA, 17 November 2022 – Visitors to Fiji label us the ‘friendliest people in the world.’ From when they board our national carrier to making their way around the many