Tourism Fiji launches Fiji Matai Specialist programme for Indian travel trade

With an aim to increase the destination awareness of Fiji, Tourism Fiji has launched Fiji Matai Specialist programme in India for the travel trade fraternity. The specialist programme will be undertaken on the website www.fijimatai.com where the agents will have to complete four different modules to be qualified Fiji Matai Specialist. The registration for Fiji Matai Specialist Programme is free for the travel trade. “The Fiji Matai Specialist Programme will empower the travel trade to sell the destination more effectively. India is an emerging market for Fiji along with China and it is the right time to introduce the programme as it will increase tourist influx into the country,” explained Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Minister for Tourism, Fiji.

Fiji is also promoting leisure and honeymoon segments along with MICE in the Indian market. “The offerings in Fiji are diverse in terms of activities one can pursue. Apart from exotic beaches, one can even try adventure sports, sand dunes in Sigatoka, eco and Heritage Park etc. An added advantage for Indian travellers is that they can fly from Hong Kong to Nadi on the national carrier-Air Pacific and