Tourism convention
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plans under way
Planning for Fiji’s 26th annual tour ism convention is at an advanced stage. The planning committee, under the chairmanship of Fiji’s director of tourism, Nelson Delailomoloma, and the host hotel, The Fijian, are deve loping a working program for the three-day event.
The convention is scheduled to run from June 8 to June 10.
The Fijian, since last year’s 25th “silver” convention, has constructed a new 600-seat convention centre which was opened in January.
Registration for the convention will open on June 6 and will continue until the official opening on June 8.
Meanwhile, construction of the As4om
Sheraton Fiji Resort hotel at Denarau beach is on schedule for the planned early September soft opening.
General manager, Chris Gorring, said “more than 320 men are working round the clock to meet the deadline.”
The 300-room resort is Sheraton’s first project in the South Pacific and is Fiji’s first major hotel development in ten years.
The new hotel will also have a convention capability with facilities for up to 800 delegates.
The hotel is already training future staff at the School of Hotel and Catering Services in Suva and Mr Gorring said training will have a major priority in future planning.