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Fijian Drua injects $108M to the nations GDP during the 2025 season
Fijivillage
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$108 million has been injected into and generated for the nation’s Gross Domestic Product by the Fijian Drua during the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, according to an independent analysis by ANZ Research. The report published on ANZ's Pacific...
OPINION | Employment challenges, a critical week for workers in Fiji and the Pacific
The Fiji Times
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September 6, 2025
Across the Pacific, workers and their families are facing some of the most profound employment challenges in living memory. The rapid pace of industrialisation and globalisation has shifted the demand for labour, often leaving workers scrambling...
PM Rabuka to attend inauguration of Fiji Embassy in Jerusalem this month
Fijivillage
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Fiji will be establishing the Fijian Embassy in Jerusalem on the 17th of this month, and its inauguration will be attended by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. The government says the opening of Fiji’s first resident mission in Israel is a strategic...
Fiji's 'faithful rugby man'
The National News
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DUBAI // The world series elite are in the middle of a new and - they have been assured by the International Rugby Board - one-off challenge of having to play three successive weekends on three different continents. The workload is likely to put a...
Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay awarded EarthCheck Bronze benchmarking status
The Hotel Conversation
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Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay has achieved Bronze Benchmarking recognition from EarthCheck, the world’s leading business advisory group specialising in sustainability for the tourism sector. This achievement reflects the resort’s long-standing...
An ‘anti-tour’ of Suva shows visitors another side to Fiji
The Guardian
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September 5, 2025
“My tours are overtly critical. This isn’t a gorgeous city – it’s a broken-down city, but it’s the city of my birth,” says Peter Sipeli, a Fijian poet, gay rights activist and our tour guide. “But you’re frustrated and have problems with the...
One&Only to Open First Fiji Resort by 2029
FTN News
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September 5, 2025
Kerzner International has announced plans to open the first One&Only resort and private residences in Fiji, with the launch slated for 2029. The project, located on Nacula Island in the Yasawa Islands, will also include 20 branded private homes...
Kerzner signs Fiji’s first One and Only Resort and Private Homes
Hotel Management
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September 4, 2025
International developer Kerzner is set to introduce Fiji’s first One and Only Resort and Private Homes through a strategic alliance with leading institutional investor, BSP Life. Located on a 127-acre site in the Yasawa Islands, an archipelago in...
Accommodation for RSE workers a 'critical constraint' to scheme, says Fiji government official
RNZ
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August 31, 2025
Pacific leaders are highlighting challenges their workers are facing while working in Aotearoa before returning home - and New Zealand's role to support them. Hundreds gathered in Wellington for the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Conference,...
Kerzner International Announces New One&Only Resort and Private Homes to Open in Fiji
Hospitality Net
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September 4, 2025
Kerzner International Holdings Limited ("Kerzner") is delighted to announce the signing of the first One&Only resort and community of Private Homes to be developed in Fiji. Located in the Yasawa Islands, an archipelago in Western Fiji, the resort...
MSAF urges coastal tourism operators to comply with marine activity certification laws
The Fiji Times
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September 4, 2025
The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) is calling on all hotels, resorts, commercial marinas, and coastal establishments offering water-based recreational activities to comply with national maritime laws by obtaining proper certification. In...
Fiji's pitch: strategy, sunshine and staff bonding
BusinessDesk
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Picture this: you’re the chief executive, and you fly your senior leadership team to Fiji. Instead of another stale strategy session in the boardroom in Auckland, you run them through a Survivor-style challenge on a tropical island. The winner?...
FNPF backs Fiji Airways on loan conduct
FBC News
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September 4, 2025
Fiji Airways currently owes the Fiji National Provident Fund approximately $349 million and remains fully up-to-date with its loan repayments. Shandiya Goundar, who looks after the hotel and tourism portfolio at the Fiji National Provident Fund’s...
The 9 best places to visit in Fiji
Lonely Planet
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The tropical island of Fiji is a vision of South Pacific perfection. This archipelago of more than 330 islands enchants visitors with white-gold beaches, ultramarine oceans, Technicolor coral reefs, lush rainforests and a vibrant multicultural...
IHG 3 For 2 Sale For Stays At Premium Rooms & Suites In Indonesia, Australia, Fiji, Japan & Micronesia Through July 2026 (Book By September 15)
LoyaltyLobby
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September 3, 2025
IHG has launched a 3 for 2 sale for stays at participating hotels in Indonesia, Australia, Fiji, Japan, and Micronesia through July 2026. The sale is valid for stays at Premium rooms and Suites only and is available for bookings through September...
SI Prime Minister arrives in PNG for 50th Independence Anniversary
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 14, 2025
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, including other Pacific Islands leaders, have touched down at Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby this afternoon, to join Papua New Guinea in celebrating its 50th Independence...
Lemalu Tusi Pisi Makes 5 Changes to Starting Side to face Fiji
Samoa Global News
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September 4, 2025
Tusi Pisi has made five changes to his starting side to take on the Flying Fijians this weekend in Rotorua New Zealand. In this important clash with the Fijians, Samoa has lost some big names from their side that fell to Tonga two weeks ago. Theo...
Fiji and Uzbekistan consider easing visa procedures .
Kun.uz
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August 30, 2025
Talks were held in Suva between the leadership of Fiji and Uzbekistan’s ambassador, during which the prospects for developing bilateral cooperation were discussed. Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Fiji (with residence in Tokyo), Mukhsinkhuja...
fijianhost.com makes history, website to become country’s first homestay marketplace
The Fiji Times
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August 29, 2025
Distinctly Fijian rooted in local village settings, culture and values, the country’s first homestay marketplace fijianhost.com was launched this week, visioned and built to change the way tourism works in Fiji. The website – the brainchild of...
With Tourism Decline, New Las Vegas Travel Deals And All-Inclusives
Forbes
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Tourism may be down, but Las Vegas is still open for business—and getting less expensive to visit. getty Las Vegas tourism just saw its sixth straight month of declining visitor numbers, and media around the country have pounced on the city’s...