FIJI - Tourism industry fights back

Fiji times online, January 29, 2007


The tourism industry in Fiji is slowly fighting back
SINCE the December 5 ousting of Fijis government by its military and the introduction of an Australian government travel advisory, tourism in Fiji has, not surprisingly, been in decline.
The upheaval has come at an inopportune time for the island nations tourism industry.
Fiji is in the midst of a five-star accommodation boom and two international chains, Sofitel and Hilton, have opened at Denarau Island, near Nadi, in the past year. Likuliku Lagoon Resort, in the Mamanuca group of islands near Nadi, is a luxury couples-only getaway with Fijis first overwater bungalows the style of dreamy tropical accommodation that is the prime drawcard for resorts in Tahiti and the Maldives and is due to open on March 15. General manager Steve Anstey is emphatic the 46-bure island resort will launch on time.

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