Fiji ‘ready to reopen borders’
AFTER being closed for nearly two years, Fiji is set to welcome international visitors again- beginning December 2021.
Tourism Fiji chief executive officer Brent Hill said Fiji will be ready to welcome back tourists from December.
“This is the moment we have been planning for nearly two years now and I can assure the world that Fiji is safe and ready to welcome you back,” Mr Hill said.
“The islands are just as beautiful – if not more beautiful – than ever and the locals just as warm and friendly. Fiji is the vacation the world needs and deserves right now, and we can finally offer that again starting December.”
Mr Hill highlighted that travellers can book and travel in confidence with the Care Fiji Commitment (CFC), where they could stay in certified resorts, use certified transportation and experiences, and be assured that all tourism
businesses they came in to contact with had 100 per cent vaccinated staff members.
“Tourism Fiji has been working on reopening marketing plans and had changed their message to ‘Fiji’s Open’ to tell the world the good news.”
This has been shared across the tourism industry to help the whole industry unite on a single message – “Fiji’s Open: 1st Dec”.
Mr Hill adds that land and air travel packages were expected to be made available for booking soon, however, travellers could reserve their flights now on www. fijiairways.com and browse and book resort stays at www.fiji. travel.
Meanwhile, Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport Faiyaz Koya said it had been almost two years since Fiji welcomed international visitors.
Minister Koya stated that in those two years, Fiji had struggled, adapted, prepared and today, the national airline is ready, the hotels and tour providers are ready and Fijians are ready to safely welcome the world back.
“We are ready to let happiness find you again. Fiji would still
have entry requirements in place to ensure the utmost safety of both visitors and locals.”
These would include being a fully vaccinated travellers from a “Travel Partner” country such as Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Qatar, Germany, Spain, France, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, Japan and most Pacific Island countries and territories.
Minister Koya added that travellers from these countries would also need to provide a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test taken less than three days before departure from the home country and fulfil any obligation to take an additional test before returning home, based on individual home country requirements.
Unvaccinated children under the age of 18 would be able to travel to Fiji accompanied by a vaccinated adult.
Travel insurance has been highly recommended. For more information on country-specific travel requirements, please visit www.fiji. travel.