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From a Holiday-Inspired Spray Tan to a Pink Facial, Here’s Four Salon Treatments We’ve Tried
ProCollective
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July 8, 2025
From a Holiday-Inspired Spray Tan to a Pink Facial, Here’s Four Salon Treatments We’ve Tried PB’s Hannah Gay flags four noteworthy treatments she’s tried (and loved) of late. What: SunEscape Spray Tan Where: The Parlour Room, Clovelly, Sydney A...
Untapped tourism potentials in food
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
GASTRONOMICAL experiences lie at the very heart of tourism offering and possess immense untapped potential for greater benefit, said Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) chief executive officer Christopher Cocker. Mr Cocker stressed the importance...
Fiji's leader of 12 years headed for convincing election win
Samoa Observer
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SUVA, Fiji (AP) — The man who first seized power in a military coup then refashioned himself as a legitimate leader appears set to rule Fiji for another four years. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and his FijiFirst party were headed for a...
Gastronomy tourism – Tae: Renewed demand signals powerful opportunity
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
FORTY-FOUR per cent of global travellers actively seek out local goods they cannot find at home, said UN Tourism Regional Department for Asia and the Pacific officer Eun Ji Tae. Speaking at the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Gastronomy Tourism...
Exploring new avenues of experiential tourism
The Fiji Times
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July 8, 2025
THE Government is exploring new avenues to build on experiential and gastronomy tourism, says Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation permanent secretary Salaseini Daunabuna. Ms Daunabuna was among the attendees of a three-day regional workshop on...
Tourism’s role in peace and prosperity
Newsroom
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July 4, 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize has been won by presidents, fighters for the oppressed, people who’ve changed history and put their lives on the line for a cause. So when Washington-based Auckland-educated Lelei Tuisamoa Lelaulu found out he’d been...
Tongan royals begin historic state visit to Fiji
FBC News
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July 7, 2025
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u. [Photo Credit: Fiji Government] King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u of the Kingdom of Tonga will begin their state visit to Fiji today and will also travel to Lau for the installation of the Tui Nayau, Tui Lau,...
“Inclusive tourism” – Investment promotion agency looks beyond traditional markets
The Fiji Times
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July 7, 2025
INVESTMENT Fiji is looking beyond traditional markets and tapping into exciting new demand from Asia, North and Central America even South America, says board chairperson Jenny Seeto. Speaking at the Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Conference &...
Dept. of Health posts dengue fever travel alert
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health has issued a travel health alert on social media after confirmation of three imported cases of dengue fever. The department said the disease was found in travelers who had...
‘Fijians radiate joy’ — how one writer found his happy in Fiji
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 3, 2025
“Time travel doesn’t require a DeLorean. Trust me, because I’m contacting you from the land of tomorrow.” That’s the gist of most of my social media posts and phone conversations as I lounge on sandy beaches nearly halfway around the globe after...
9th Traveler Visits Hawai'i With Dengue Virus
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently confirmed its ninth travel-related case of dengue in 2025. As of the end of June 2025, the DOH reported eight dengue cases on Oʻahu and one case on Maui. Several countries in...
Las Vegas sees fall in tourists as 'ridiculous prices' hit
Daily Mail
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July 7, 2025
By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 07:12 EDT, 7 July 2025 | Updated: 07:12 EDT, 7 July 2025 Las Vegas's high prices could be putting off potential tourists, according to new visitor figures. Tourist numbers have fallen every month this year with 6.5...
No visa needed to visit your own ‘Love Island’ in Fiji
USA Today - Virginia
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Hotel searches for Fiji increased by 30% in June 2025 compared to June 2024, potentially influenced by the reality show "Love Island USA." Fiji Airways offers nonstop flights from several U.S. cities, with round-trip fares as low as $753 in...
Lingam travels far to support national team
The Fiji Times
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July 7, 2025
Yesterday’s test match between the FIJI Water Flying Fijians and the Australian Wallabies saw one die-hard Fiji supporter, Adii Lingam, make the trip to Newcastle, Australia from Christchurch, New Zealand to watch the national team battle the...
Rúaidhrí O’Connor’s Lions tour diary: Joe Schmidt to run rule over clash with Brumbies as eight All Blacks face tourists on Saturday
Irish Independent
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Homecoming for Mack Hansen as Andy Farrell names strong side for Brumbies clash Today at 08:59 Joe Schmidt touched down in Canberra this morning to run the rule over the Lions in person as they take on the Brumbies in Australia’s capital later...
Fijian girl stars in AFL
The Fiji Times
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July 3, 2025
A young Fijian athlete is making her mark in Australian Rules Football (AFL). Salote Verevalu, a former Suva Grammar School student, is now playing for the Southwest Sydney Blues in the Women’s Division One league in Australia. She is only 17...
Tourist town rattled – Chamber elects new president amid abuse of funds claims
The Fiji Times
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July 3, 2025
THE Nadi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has a new interim president. Former Nadi Town Council chief executive officer Lawrence Kumar was voted to lead the chamber for the next six months during a special general meeting in Nadi on...
‘Busiest winter ahead’ as school holiday international travel soars
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 6, 2025
“This is shaping up to be our busiest winter ever for international travel, which demonstrates the resilience of the sector in the face of geopolitical tensions and cost pressures,” said Sydney Airport chief Scott Charlton. “More Australians are...
Fiji’s UPR Report Adopted: Progress Acknowledged, Legal Reforms Still Urgently Needed
CIVICUS
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Geneva 01 July 2025 Statement at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Fiji Delivered by Olimjon Bakhtaliev, CIVICUS CIVICUS, Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental...
Test against Fiji would have given us a proper Lions tour
The Times
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So far, so underwhelming. This was another weekend of substandard performances from the British & Irish Lions and also the Wallabies. The team who scrapped their way to a 21-10 win over a weakened Waratahs team were, admittedly, a long way from a...