Travel Trade Journal

Fiji drops pre-departure COVID-19 testing requiremen­ts

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Full vaccinated visitors into Fiji will no longer be required to produce a COVID-19 pre-departure PCR or Rapid Antigen Test.

The change applies to all internatio­nal visitors entering Fiji by air or sea and is a move that is in line with best practice entry requiremen­ts among highly vaccinated communitie­s. It will save costs for travellers and make travelling to the Pacific Island destinatio­n that much easier.

All visitors aged 16 years and above must be fully vaccinated. This change comes as more people globally are now vaccinated and it is to support not only internatio­nal travellers but Fiji’s local communitie­s. Internatio­nal travellers entering Fiji will now only need to follow the below entry requiremen­ts.

• Be fully vaccinated if you are 16 years old and above with a Fiji recognised dose

• Book an in-country COVID-19 RAT prior to departure to Fiji. The test must be completed within 48 – 72 hours of arrival into

Fiji. These can be booked at entrytestf­iji.com

• Have trusted travel insurance with COVID-19 coverage

Brent Hill, Tourism Fiji CEO said, “this is yet another significan­t step for Fiji, making it easier than ever to travel to our idyllic shores from around the globe. The Fijian Government has continued to respond to data and science, and moved quickly to make these changes, as more countries around the world also relaxed their protocols. There has never been a better, simpler time to come to Fiji than now.”

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