More Fiji Tourists
p. 154 · Read in the full issue
A TRAVEL Association has been formed in Fiji to co-ordinate the handling of the growing tourist trade.
It comprises representatives of the Visitors’ Bureau, air services, shipping companies, hotel groups, travel agents and transport com panies. Mr. W. G. Johnson, chair man of the Visitors’ Bureau, is pre sident.
Another indication that the tourist trade is increasing is the opening of an office at Lautoka, north-west coast of Viti Levu, by Whites Travel Service, of New Zea land. The office is in the Australia and New Zealand Bank building.
Whites are responsible for con siderable traffic to Fiji with special rate tours and individual itineraries (the business has nearly doubled this year) and the purpose of the new office is to co-ordinate local handling.
At the annual meeting in Papua of the Samarai Amateur Fisher men’s Association on June 29, Mr, Neville Chester was elected pre sident; Mr. Vernon Gabriel, secre tary; Mr, Neville French treasurer, and Mr. Tony Kelly club captain.
Retiring president, Mr, Alec Barker scooped the trophy pool by win ning all events. An outing to the Doomlins two days earlier concluded the 1953-54 season. Mr. Gabriel got the biggest catch—a 15-lb blue cod.