Visitors bureau eyes US visitors - Fiji Times Online:
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Fiji Visitors Bureau expects its US tourists list to exceed 60,000 this year
THE Fiji Islands Visitors Bureau is optimistic of hosting 65,800 visitors from the United States this year.
Regional Director of FVB, Americas, Ili Matatolu made the announcement at a lunch hosted for US journalists at the California Yacht Club last week.
'Out of the 1.2million visitors, who came to the South Pacific in 2006, 44 per cent came to Fiji,' she said.
'It is so critical for a small country like Fiji to raise its voice in this huge market. We are cautiously optimistic that we will exceed our target of hosting around 65,800 US residents this calendar year.'
A media release from the bureau said journalists came to learn about the South Pacific destinations latest resorts, attractions and news.
They included Samantha Bonar of the New York Times, Mark Stuplin of the Comcast Entertainment Group, Jenny Peters of Brentwood Magazine and Jim Calio of CNN Traveller Magazine.
Ms Matatolu said the bureau worked with stakeholders to ensure that ecotourism was practiced.
'At the end of the day, tourism for us means making a difference the lives of so many families in Fiji who depend on the tourism industry for their livelihood," she said.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Fiji Visitors Bureau expects its US tourists list to exceed 60,000 this year
THE Fiji Islands Visitors Bureau is optimistic of hosting 65,800 visitors from the United States this year.
Regional Director of FVB, Americas, Ili Matatolu made the announcement at a lunch hosted for US journalists at the California Yacht Club last week.
'Out of the 1.2million visitors, who came to the South Pacific in 2006, 44 per cent came to Fiji,' she said.
'It is so critical for a small country like Fiji to raise its voice in this huge market. We are cautiously optimistic that we will exceed our target of hosting around 65,800 US residents this calendar year.'
A media release from the bureau said journalists came to learn about the South Pacific destinations latest resorts, attractions and news.
They included Samantha Bonar of the New York Times, Mark Stuplin of the Comcast Entertainment Group, Jenny Peters of Brentwood Magazine and Jim Calio of CNN Traveller Magazine.
Ms Matatolu said the bureau worked with stakeholders to ensure that ecotourism was practiced.
'At the end of the day, tourism for us means making a difference the lives of so many families in Fiji who depend on the tourism industry for their livelihood," she said.
"Our partners are taking action to ensure our fragile island ecosystems are not compromised in this pursuit of growth."
Air Pacific, and representatives from Qamea Resort and Spa, Castaway Fiji Island Resort, Outrigger on the Lagoon, Vomo Island Resort, Namale Resort and Spa, Royal Duvui Island Resort, Plantation Island Resort, Lomani Island Resort, Koro Sun Resort and Spa and World Resorts of Distinction were at the lunch.
Journalists mingled, dined on fine cuisine and enjoyed traditional Fijian song and dance."
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