NADI, Fiji – Ua koho ʻia ʻo Michael Meade ma ke ʻano he Luna Nui o Tourism Fiji a ua alakaʻi ʻo ia i ke alakaʻi ʻana i ka hui mākaʻikaʻi aupuni ʻo Fiji mai ka lā 16 o Dekemaba, 2011.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kuhina no ka mākaʻikaʻi a me ka Loio Kuhina o Fiji, ʻo Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, ua hauʻoli ʻo ia i ka hoʻokipa ʻana iā Michael Meade i Fiji e kōkua i ke alakaʻi ʻana i ka huakaʻi Fiji i ka wā e hoʻomaka ai ka hui e hoʻokō i kahi hoʻololi hou i kāna mau pahuhopu a me nā pahuhopu.
"ʻO Michael kekahi o nā alakaʻi mākaʻikaʻi holomua o Asia Pacific, a lawe mai ʻo ia i ka waiwai o 30 mau makahiki o ka ʻike a me ka ʻike i ka Tourism Fiji," wahi āna.
He makaʻāinana Australia, ua paʻa ʻo Mr. Meade i nā kuleana hoʻokele kiʻekiʻe a me ke kūʻai aku ma kekahi o nā ʻoihana hoʻokipa kaulana a me ka mokulele. ʻO kēia ka InterContinental Hotels Group, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Southern Pacific Hotels Corporation, Rendezvous Hospitality Group, Jin Jiang Hotels China, a me British Airways.
Ua ʻike maikaʻi ʻo Mr. Meade i ka mākaʻikaʻi Pākīpika a ua hana ʻo ia ma ka ʻāina ʻo Asia-Pacific, me nā kūlana ma Australia, New Zealand, Kina, Malaysia, a me Thailand.
Ua ʻōlelo ke Kuhina, ua hauʻoli ke aupuni ʻo Bainimarama i ka hōʻea ʻana mai o nā malihini a me nā hua.
"Ke hōʻike maopopo nei nā hopena i ka hoʻololi mua ʻana i ka manaʻo hoʻolālā a mākou i noi ai iā Tourism Fiji a hoʻokō ʻia i kēia makahiki ke hana nei, ʻoiai mākou i ka pahuhopu ʻaʻole e hoʻokō wale i ka hōʻea ʻana o nā malihini kipa akā ʻike pū kekahi i ka piʻi ʻana o nā kumukūʻai lumi awelika, nā hoʻolimalima malihini. ka loaʻa kālā ʻauhau, a me nā pōmaikaʻi holoʻokoʻa no Fiji a me ka poʻe Fijian," wahi āna.
"ʻO ka hopena, e hoʻomau ʻo Tourism Fiji i ka nānā ʻana i ka ulu ʻana a me nā hua kiʻekiʻe ma kā mākou mau mākeke nui o Australia, New Zealand, a me USA, ʻoiai e ulu hou ana a hoʻomohala i nā mākeke ulu kiʻekiʻe e like me Kina a me India," wahi āna.
Ua hoʻohui ʻo Mr. David Pflieger, ka luna hoʻomalu o Tourism Fiji, ʻo ka ulu ʻana a me ka hoʻomohala ʻana o ka brand Fiji a me kona kaulana ma ke ʻano he huakaʻi exotic a me ka hoʻoulu ʻana, me ka hoʻomaikaʻi hou ʻana i nā hōkele, nā hōkele, a me nā mokulele e lilo i mea nui no 2012 ma ke ʻano he Hana pū ka hui mākaʻikaʻi aupuni me ka ʻoihana e ulu a hoʻonui i ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi koʻikoʻi o Fiji.
"He ʻāina kupaianaha ʻo Fiji, a hauʻoli mākou ma Tourism Fiji e hoʻomaka i kahi ala hou e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ka mākaʻikaʻi a hōʻoia i nā mea a pau a mākou e hana ai e hoʻopōmaikaʻi i ka poʻe a me ka hoʻokele waiwai o Fiji," wahi āna.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- David Pflieger, Chairman of Tourism Fiji, added that growth and development of Fiji's brand and its reputation as an exotic and inspirational destination, along with further enhancement of the destination's resorts, hotels, and airlines will be all-important for 2012 as the national tourism organization works in collaboration with the industry to further grow and enhance Fiji's important tourism industry.
- "He ʻāina kupaianaha ʻo Fiji, a hauʻoli mākou ma Tourism Fiji e hoʻomaka i kahi ala hou e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ka mākaʻikaʻi a hōʻoia i nā mea a pau a mākou e hana ai e hoʻopōmaikaʻi i ka poʻe a me ka hoʻokele waiwai o Fiji," wahi āna.
- “The results clearly show that the initial shift in strategic focus that we requested of Tourism Fiji and implemented this year is working, as we are on target to not only achieve record visitor arrivals but also see an increase in average room rates, visitor spending, tax revenue, and overall benefits for Fiji and the Fijian people,”.
