March 2010
Tourism lauds Open Sky Policy
Posted: Tuesday 30 March, 2010
Wednesday, 31 March. Tourism Fiji has welcomed an open sky policy aimed with long-term benefits for the industry. Chairman, Patrick Wong said securing additional airline seat capacity was the key performer for increasing visitor arrivals in the national tourism development plan. Please find attached the full news report from the Fiji Sun. Vinaka.
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Hurricane fails to deter tourists
Posted: Tuesday 30 March, 2010
Wednesday, 31 March. HURRICANE Tomas may have damaged infrastructure in the North but it sure did not keep visitors away from the hotels on Taveuni Island. Taveuni Hoteliers Association president Allan Gortan said they were blessed that tourism attraction on the island was spared from the wrath of Tomas. Please find attached the full news report from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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State woos Super Yachts
Posted: Tuesday 30 March, 2010
Wednesday, 31 March. The Superyacht Charter Decree was approved by Cabinet yesterday. In making the announcement at a press conference yesterday, the Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said: “This is quite an important decision made by Cabinet. Those of you who know about the tourism sector, the super yacht industry is the top end of the tourism sector. Please find attached the full news report from the Fiji Sun. Vinaka.
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Sailing ahead with the Super Yachts
Posted: Tuesday 30 March, 2010
Wednesday, 31 March. Tourism Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is on absolutely the right course when it comes to superyachts. Mr Sayed-Khaiyum was understandably pleased yesterday when he announced that Cabinet had approved the Superyacht Charter Decree. Please find attached the full editorial from the Fiji Sun. Vinaka.
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Tourism Fiji Update 6
Posted: Wednesday 17 March, 2010
Thursday, 18 March. Tourism Fiji has advised that domestic air services into Fiji’s north-eastern region suspended as a safety measure when Tropical Cyclone Tomas passed through the region are now fully operational as of this morning (Thursday). For the full update, please find attached. Vinaka.
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Tourism Fiji Update 5
Posted: Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Date: Wednesday 17 March 2010
Inter-island ferries in the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands including South Sea Cruises have resumed operations....
For more information please find attached Update 5 from Tourism Fiji.
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Tourism Fiji Update 4
Posted: Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Tuesday, 16 March. With Tropical Cyclone Tomas now more than 250 kilometres south of the big island of Viti Levu and well away from the majority of the country’s tourism plant, Tourism Fiji has advised international air services into the country are now back on full schedule and the clean-up operation has already begun. For the full update from Tourism Fiji, please find attached.
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TC Alert Update 8pm 16 March
Posted: Tuesday 16 March, 2010
Tuesday, 16 March. After a very slow entrance into the north of Fiji TC Tomas is now making a rapid exit from southern Fiji waters as it moves SSE at 28kmph away from Fiji. At 6pm this evening the centre of TC Tomas was nearing Ono i Lau and still packing winds of hurricane force. For the full report and images, please find attached. Please be advised that with TC Tomas safely out of Fiji this will be the last posting outside the website. In future, all posting will be inside the website for FIHTA members.
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TC Alert Update 3pm 16 March
Posted: Monday 15 March, 2010
Tuesday, 16 March. Latest radar image confirms TC Tomas is now accelerating on a SSE track taking it away from Fiji. It still has to pass over the southern islands of the Lau group otherwise weather conditions will improve in the next 24 hours, though only slowly at first. For the full report and radar image, please find attached.
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Cancellation Policy - Recommendation
Posted: Sunday 14 March, 2010
Monday, 15 March. Further to the cessation of flights, implementation of curfews and the restriction of some national transfer operations as a result of Cyclone Tomas, the FIHTA Board of Directors recommends to the membership that the period of fee free deferment be implemented till the 17th of March 2010. The full letter and recommendations are attached.
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TC Alert Update 12pm 15 March
Posted: Sunday 14 March, 2010
Monday, 15 March. At 11am eye of TC Tomas located by satellite over Cikobia. Eye is a little ragged indicating slight weakening over the past 6 hours. Maximum winds near the centre still expected to reach 230kmph in gusts. At this stage landfall still expected between 6 and 8pm tonight at Udu Point and around 10pm over Taveuni. For more details, please find attached the full updated report and images of TC Tomas.
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Hotel body hits back over records release
Posted: Sunday 14 March, 2010
Trade unionist Daniel Urai’s comments about pay rises for hotel workers have come under fire from the association representing the country’s hotels. For more on this story please find attached from the Fiji Sun: Sunday, 14 March 2010. Vinaka.
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TC Alert Update 5am 15 March
Posted: Sunday 14 March, 2010
Monday, 15 March. TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING -
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR CIKOBIA, EASTERN HALF OF
VANUA LEVU, TAVEUNI, RABI, KIOA AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.A STORM WARNING IS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF VANUA LEVU, YACATA, KORO
AND NEARBY SMALLER ISLANDS.A GALE WARNING IS NOW IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF THE FIJI GROUP.
At 4am this morning Severe Tropical Cyclone Tomas was located around 200km North-Northeast of Labasa or about 400km northeast of Suva near 14.8S 179.8W.
Warning: Expect 3-4 metres tidal surges near properties to the North.
For more details, please find attached the latest update and images of TC Tomas.
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TC Alert Update 10pm 14 March
Posted: Sunday 14 March, 2010
Sunday, 14 March. At 9pm Severe TC Tomas was located about 220 kilometres north-northeast of Labasa and is moving south-southwest towards Labasa at 15kmph. The cyclone is expected to slow down as steering winds weaken tonight and tomorrow and landfall is expected along the coast east of Labasa between 6pm and midnight tomorrow night. Please find attached the latest full report and images of TC Tomas.
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TC Alert Update 4pm 14 March 2010
Posted: Saturday 13 March, 2010
Sunday, 14 March. TC Tomas is now moving more quickly towards Fiji, and at 4pm was located about 290km NNE of Labasa moving SSW at about 18kmph. The cyclone has plateaued intensity wise for the moment with satellite imagery showing a ragged eye and restricted convection in the southwest quadrant suggesting that TC Tomas is being subjected to some unfavourable external conditions which has both sped up the southward movement and kept intensity steady at around 65 knots mean wind or 130kmp mean wind with gusts to 170kmph. Please find attached the full report and images.
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Image of the Eye of TC Tomas
Posted: Saturday 13 March, 2010
Sunday, 14 March. Attached is the satelite image of the eye of TC Tomas which formed last night.
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Image 1 of TC Tomas 8am 14 March
Posted: Saturday 13 March, 2010
Sunday, 14 March. As stated below, please find attached the images from the updated report on Tropical Cyclone Tomas.
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TC Alert Update 8am 14 March 2010
Posted: Saturday 13 March, 2010
Sunday, 14 March. The satellite images of TC Tomas overnight and this morning show a distinct eye formed last night. The presence of an eye is generally taken to confirm that winds have reached hurricane force near the centre, which is Category 3 or 65 knots (130kmph) average wind speed. For the full report please find attached. Images are attached under separate cover.
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TC Alert Update 6pm 13 March 2010
Posted: Friday 12 March, 2010
Saturday, 13 March. At 5pm TC Tomas was now located approximately 500km north of Vanua Levu and moving southwest at about 12kmph. Presently it is officially rated a strong category 2 cyclone by Fiji Met Service with average winds of 100kmph and gusts to 130kmph however the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre has it now at the lower end of Hurricane force (Category 3) with their winds estimated to be averaging 130kmph with gusts to 170kmph. Either way it has certainly intensified in the past 6 hours with satellite imagery showing increasingly tight banding of the convective clouds around the centre with indications an eye is trying to form. Full details and images of TC Tomas is attched.
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TC Alert Update 2pm 13 March 2010
Posted: Friday 12 March, 2010
Saturday, 13 March. At landfall TC Tomas is expected to be a very dangerous Category 4 tropical cyclone with destructive winds gusting up to 230 to 250 kmph. For more details, please find attached.
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TC Tomas Alert Update 13 March 2010
Posted: Friday 12 March, 2010
Saturday, 13 March. At 6am this morning TC Tomas was located near 11.2S 178.8W or about 600km NNE of Vanua Levu. At this time TC Tomas was estimated to have winds close to the centre gusting up to 120kmph making it a weak Category 2 cyclone in the scale of 1 to 5.
More indepth details and images are attached.
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Tropical Cyclone Tomas
Posted: Friday 12 March, 2010
Tropical Cyclone Tomas - updated at 0030 local Fiji Daylight Saving Time from Neville Koop.
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Cyclone Alert
Posted: Thursday 11 March, 2010
Friday, 12 March. A tropical cyclone warning has been issued for Fiji. Tropical Cyclone Tomas is on a slow but direct path for Fiji. Please see attached for the latest imagery of Tropical Cyclone Tomas. Vinaka.
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Fiji Weather Forecast
Posted: Thursday 11 March, 2010
Friday, 12 March.
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi at 4:18am on Friday the 12th of March 2010.
Situation: Tropical depression TD14F lies to the far northeast of Fiji and is slowly moving west-southwest towards the group.
Forecast to midnight tonight for the Fiji group:
Rain and squally thunderstorms over the eastern and northern parts of Fiji, spreading to the rest of the group later today. Isolated heavy falls expected.
Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds, gusty at times.
Rough seas.
Outlook for SATURDAY : Rain, heavy at times and squally thunderstorms.
For Navua / Suva / Nausori :
Rain and squally thunderstorms.
Outlook for SATURDAY : Rain and squally thunderstorms.
For Nadi / Lautoka / Ba :
Rain and thunderstorms developing later today.
Outlook for SATURDAY : Rain and squally thunderstorms.
For Labasa :
Rain and squally thunderstorms.
Outlook for SATURDAY : Rain and squally thunderstorms.
For Savusavu : Rain and squally thunderstorms.
Outlook for SATURDAY : Rain and squally thunderstorms.
For Rotuma :
Moderate south to southwest winds, fresh and gusty at times.
Occasional rain and squally thunderstorms.
Moderate seas, rough in squalls.
Outlook for SATURDAY : Rain and squally thunderstorms.
Issued from the National Weather Forecasting Centre Nadi at 4:18am on Friday the 12th of March 2010.
FIHTA Typhoid Update 3
Posted: Monday 8 March, 2010
Tuesday, 9 March. Please find attached a comprehensive update received last from the Ministry of Health on the status of the current typhoid outbreak.
The total number is now 112 cases with 60 patients recovered and no deaths. This release has valuable advise and should be made available to staff members. Chapter Chairs are asked to relay these to their members. Vinaka.
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Hoteliers hail move
Posted: Monday 8 March, 2010
Tuesday, 9 March. The Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association has welcomed the Commerce Commission moving to regulate the domestic airline industry. For more details on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Sun. Vinaka.
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Arrivals surprise
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. A record 45,362 visitor arrivals was recorded in January this year, 37.6 per cent more than the same month last year. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Sun. Vinaka.
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Yachts vital to Tourism
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. THE yacht industry is an important part of Fiji's tourism industry, says the Fiji Islands Hotel and Tourism Association president Dixon Seeto. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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Illegal operators pose a threat
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. YACHTS conducting business operations illegally would be a threat to the country. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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Yacht briefs
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. Please find attached the Yacht Briefs from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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Fiji lures yachties
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. THE reduction of import duty on yachts to 5 per cent would make it more sensible for yacht owners to pay up rather than risk seizure of their vessels by local authorities. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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H1N1 vaccine
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. ELEVEN Pacific countries including Fiji will benefit from the Pandemic H1N1 vaccine provided by the World Health Organisation. It will be used to immunise people. Pandemic H1N1 has spread around the world since it was detected in April last year. To date it has been attributed with at least 16,226 deaths globally. Pregnant women and people with underlying medical conditions are at highest risk of developing severe illness and even dying after contracting Pandemic H1N1. (Source: The Fiji Times). Vinaka.
Daylight saving ends
Posted: Wednesday 3 March, 2010
Thursday, 4 March. DAYLIGHT saving will end on March 28, a month earlier than planned. For more on this story, please find attached from the Fiji Times. Vinaka.
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