Yacht owners pick Fiji

Fiji could become one of the world's top destinations for cruising yachts, says a leading figure in the international yachting industry.

Fiji cabinet to review national airline

A Fiji cabinet task force will oversee a comprehensive review of the operations of national airline, Air Pacific.

A statement on the Fiji government website says government concern about the airline's operations stemmed from increasing complaints from the tourism sector, Air Pacific employees and travellers regarding deteriorating ... read more

Fiji safe for tourists, says PM

Fiji's self-appointed Prime Minister has moved to allay fears that tourists in the country are at risk, after an Australian couple was tied up and robbed aboard their boat.

Gold Coast couple Brian and Jan Dodds were attacked earlier this month when two bandits climbed aboard their yacht as it was moored at a jetty on the main island of ... read more

Forum to talk tourism

EVERYONE needs to learn where the Pacific stands in the world of tourism, says South Pacific Travel chief executive Tony Everitt.

He said participants attending the South Pacific Travel and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) two-day forum on "Intelligent Tourism Investment" would touch on this.

The forum will be held on ... read more

Attacks on tourists up in Fiji

THE number of attacks and crimes committed on tourists while holidaying in this country has doubled in the past two years.

Police spokeswoman Ema Mua said the number of tourists attacked or subjected to criminal intimidation in 2007 was 86, double that in 2006.

She said police would crack down on crime to ensure a safe visit to ... read more

Airline recruiters turn people away

MOST aspiring cabin crew applicants who turned up to the Emirates Airline open day at the Sheraton Fiji Resort on Saturday were disappointed after being turned away.

Of the more than 2000 young people who flocked to Denarau in the hope of securing jobs, only 900 people were able to hand in copies of their curriculum vitae to the two ... read more

Urinating on Japanese tourist hits Fiji tourism badly

An incident in which a Fijian soldier urinated on a Japanese woman on a plane has ended up doing "untold damage" to Fiji, the country's main daily says in a strongly worded editorial today.

It was commenting after the international carrier Air Pacific published its annual report saying its Fiji-Japan route was performing poorly and was ... read more

Fiji tourism losses hit $200m

(TVLW) - The tourism industry made an estimated loss of $150million-$200million for 2007, says Fiji Islands Hoteliers Association president Dixon Seeto.

The loss in tourism earnings was the result of fewer visitors, shorter lengths of stay and discounted rates.