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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1968Vol. 39, No. 12

Fiji goes about it

p. 63 · Read in the full issue

New Guinea likes the way Fiji goes about it

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New Guineas Ministerial Member for Trade and Industry, Angmai mias returned from the Fiji Tourism Convention impressed with what hiji has done and hoping that “vigorous development of tourism in rapua-New Guinea can confer similar benefits as in Fiji”. He saw tor New Guinea as widening employment opportunities. xT^ S ’T^ ho attended the conference with Mr. Roy Claringbould, or tne r-NCi Department of Trade, said Fiji had a big advantage in its geograpmcai position as a Pacific crossroads, and it was evident that tMNO needed to increase the number of its international travel links.

The forthcommg direct service between Fiji and P-NG by Fiji Airways would be a great help. . + vT r ' T? das said .t^ 61 " 6 a , s a stron g element of participation in tourism by tne Eijmns, with polished performances of traditional songs and dances. Most hotels had captured a genuine Fiji atmosphere.