Tourism Investment: AHICE Fiji’s record-breaking tourism investment conference wrapped in Nadi with 420+ delegates and deal-making across hotel segments, including fresh focus on midscale demand and returns. Hotel Pipeline: Accor and Fiji’s Yavu Collective signed a landmark multi-hotel deal to add three properties in Denarau and Nadi, including Sofitel Fiji Vatu Talei (early 2027), boosting confidence in Fiji’s accommodation growth. Destination Marketing Scrutiny: Parliament raised concerns about Tourism Fiji’s governance, including delayed reporting and oversight of public funds, as the agency defends its sustainability-focused marketing and waste/climate coordination. Climate & Reefs: New global research suggests more coral reefs may survive future warming than previously thought, offering a more hopeful angle for Fiji’s reef-dependent tourism story. Frontline Fisheries Skills: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency opened scholarship nominations for a Certificate IV in Fisheries Enforcement and Compliance (Cohort 12) to strengthen regional enforcement capacity. Disaster Readiness: Fiji’s government and schools shifted between closures and reopenings as weather improved, with civil servants returning to normal operations while staff are told to avoid flooded routes. Maritime Safety: MSAF issued an urgent warning after recent sea incidents, urging strict compliance with safety protocols as rough conditions persist. Border Processing: MPs questioned manual passenger risk checks at Fiji’s airports despite rising arrivals, with an Advance Passenger Information system in development.