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Tourism line pulls in the crowds

Two of the latest tourism developments in Fiji will doubtless be major talking points during the Silver Convention.

The Sheraton Fiji Resort, due to open next year, has captured the imagination of everybody in the industry.

So too has Fiji’s railway. Having re cently got up steam, the Coral Coast Railway Co is already ferrying tourists for a day’s outing to Natadola Beach by means of the Fijian Princess.

The Princess is a lovingly restored steam engine that plies the 12-mile journey between Yanuca Island Station and Natadola Station every day.

The train travels the historic sugar cane route, through plantations with breathtaking coastal scenery and Fijian villages before arriving at the beach.

Hostesses make sure the journey is comfortable and tickets include fresh fruit on the outward journey, a barbecue lunch at the beach and afternoon tea on the return trip.

The beach itself is unspoiled and perfect for surfing, snorkelling or just snoozing.

There are also guided tours around the reefs that surround the beach.

The new Sheraton is Fiji’s biggest tourism development for some years.

The new hotel, on a 25-acre site at Denerau Beach within 15 minutes of Nadi airport, will be bounded on two sides by a sparkling lagoon.

The hotel will feature 141 king size rooms, 138 doubles amd 21 suites.