Fiji tourism report ‘overdue’

letters

Norman Douglas’ report on the tourism scene in Fiji (PIM Nov. ’BS) was something that was long overdue.

As someone who was involved for a long time in “selling” Fiji as a South Pacific destination, both in the USA and New Zealand, I can vouch

for a large number of corn plaints made by disappointed visitors who felt that the hype wasn’t matched by the reality, and that they were not getting their precious dollar’s worth, A little more honesty one wouldn’t dare hope for a lot and diversity in promoting Fiji

would help both agents and consumers a great deal and might also help to get rid of the tired “paradise” cliches. Maybe the Fiji Visitors Bureau should bring your correspondent in as a consultant.

But I also think that more should have been said about

who really benefits from the tourist dollar in Fiji. Can it really be Fiji’s top revenue-earner when about 80 per cent of facilities are foreign-owned?

More power to PIM.

Harold R. Rogerson

Mosman NSW Australia