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Tourism arrivals hike past the pre-COVID level

Kirisitiana Uluwai Multimedia Journalist [email protected]

June 21, 2023 7:15 am

Tourism arrivals doubled in May this year compared to the same period in 2019.

The statistics show that 75,147 arrivals were recorded in May, injecting $267 million into the Fijian economy.

According to Tourism Fiji, there was a 12 percent increase in holiday figures.

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There are strong positive movements as familiarity with Fiji increased significantly across key markets from 2022.

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