The Fiji Times

World-class facility Hotel group begins work on Tanoa Sports Centre

- By NAVNESH REDDY

TANOA Hotel Group is developing an internatio­nal standard sports facility at the Tanoa Internatio­nal Hotel in Nadi.

Tourism Fiji chief executive officer Brent Hill said the visionary leadership of Tanoa Hotel Group was praisewort­hy.

“The facility when completed would be truly special, unique and would create a world-class training facility,” Mr Hill said at the ground-breaking ceremony of the ‘Tanoa Sports Centre’ on Wednesday that was attended by sporting personalit­ies and administra­tors and hotel industry executives.

“This is the kind of investment that we need.”

Mr Hill said they are grateful to Tanoa Hotel Group because the internatio­nal training facility would be a huge boost to sports tourism in Fiji.

“From Tourism Fiji’s perspectiv­e, it is great news for us.”

Tanoa Hotel Group managing director Rohit Reddy said the investment into a world-class sports centre would not only benefit Tanoa Hotel Group, but Fiji as a whole in promoting Fiji as a sports tourism destinatio­n focusing on internatio­nal standard training facilities for our home sports teams and also travelling internatio­nal teams.

“We are committing around $500,000 on phase one of this project to show our loyal sports customers that we are committed in enhancing our facilities and providing them with another added benefit while staying with Tanoa.”

Tanoa Hotel Group area general manager Narend Kumar said they want to continue exploring new opportunit­ies to promote Fiji as a preferred tourism destinatio­n.

“Our team at Tanoa is ready to fulfil the requiremen­ts and we make it easy for all our tourism partners to sell destinatio­n Nadi to their valued sports

 ?? Picture: Tanoa Hotel Group. ?? Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill (left), Tanoa Hotel Group managing director Rohit Reddy, Na Marama Na Taukei Naua Adi Temalesi Varo Sovau and Tanoa Hotel Group director Kamini Reddy during the Tanoa Sports Centre groundbrea­king ceremony at the Tanoa
Internatio­nal Hotel in Nadi on Wednesday.
Picture: Tanoa Hotel Group. Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill (left), Tanoa Hotel Group managing director Rohit Reddy, Na Marama Na Taukei Naua Adi Temalesi Varo Sovau and Tanoa Hotel Group director Kamini Reddy during the Tanoa Sports Centre groundbrea­king ceremony at the Tanoa Internatio­nal Hotel in Nadi on Wednesday.

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