Rakiraki Stakeholders Meet Tourism Fiji
Mr Thompson said the relevant tourism stakeholders in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Republic of the Fiji Military Forces are working on what works and how Fiji can be sellable.
Locals, businesses, and stakeholders from Rakiraki had a chance to meet with and listen to the Tourism Fiji team outline their plans to help kick-start tourism in Fiji.
Tourism Fiji chief operating officer James Pridgeon urged the participants to engage in the CareFiji campaign.
The meeting was held at the
Beach Resort on the Suncoast.
Mr Pridgeon said Tourism Fiji has received 123 actions plans from tourism businesses and have approved 122. It now registers 225 wellness ambassadors.
“We all have a part to play if we want to bring back and revive the tourism industry. This is not just applicable to hoteliers. Hoteliers can also get their suppliers involved. “If we push this campaign, we can show the Government and relevant authorities that we can put aside our differences as competitors and try and get Fiji and Fijians safe first.”
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The event was about Domestic Tourism and Care Fiji Commitment Industry Consultation Programme.
He said this is a destination assurance that Fiji is ready to safely welcome back international travellers.
“It is designed to build confidence in our international travellers and traders.”
Tourism Fiji acting chief executive officer Robert Thompson said relevant stakeholders were at the final stages of confirming if an international visitor should be vaccinated.
He made these remarks as a response to questions asked by a participant Natalie Darling, if it would be made compulsory for visitors to be vaccinated first before arriving in Fiji.
“Whether they are vaccinated or not will matter it is more important to make sure that Fijians are being vaccinated.
“If it comes to a point where we will need to bring in non-vaccinated people that should not really matter, it is more important Fijians are vaccinated first.
“There are stakeholder groups still trying to figure out what that would look like. That though would still have to be presented to the Government and so forth.” Mr Thompson said the relevant tourism stakeholders in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Republic of the Fiji Military Forces are working on what works and how Fiji can be sellable.
“We are trying to figure out what would work to make it sellable to someone who has been in lockdown for 150 days in Melbourne and come here and have to do another quarantine.
“We are trying to figure out that happy balance.”
He said the main objective was that Fijians are safe while also hoping to revive the tourism industry.
The event was about Domestic Tourism and Care Fiji Commitment Industry Consultation Programme.