FHTA 7 Feb 2022 – The Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association (FHTA) has welcomed the Government announcement of the lifting of the national curfew effective Monday 7 February 2022 and the reviewing other business and travel requirements.
With the high vaccination levels reached, as well as the widely practised COVID-safe protocols and Care Fiji Commitment implementation; tourism stakeholders have welcomed the list of reviewed protocols.
These include the removal of the curfew, the need to use the vax check tool or to scan into businesses with the Care Fiji App, and the review of capacity controls for transport and high-risk venues.
Other notable changes include the change from a negative PCR to a Rapid Antigen Test, 24 hours prior as a pre-requisite for travel into Fiji,
This announcement follows news of New Zealand finally putting solid dates to their planned reopening by the third quarter of this year, which has also been welcome news.
FHTA continues to work closely with stakeholders like Tourism Fiji, Border Health Protection Unit (BHPU), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism & Transport (MCTTT) and Fiji Airways to continue to ensure our industry stakeholders are always compliant.
“All these measures, following on from the carefully planned, safe reopening of our international borders, continues to reinforce Fiji’s commitment to safety whilst ensuring we continue to revise our restrictions in line with the milestones we have reached”, noted Fantasha Lockington, Chief Executive Officer for FHTA.
“These measures make Fiji a much more attractive and easier destination to travel to, whilst ensuring we spread the tourism impact further around the country”.
