Bula Fiji Touris Exchange committee chairman David Voss (left) and Westpac Fiji general manager Adrian Hughes at the official check handover. Photo: WESTPAC FIJI
By RANOBA BAOA
The South Pacific’s premier annual travel mart- Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange- programme is expected to feature new buyers from emerging markets around the world.
The event to be held at the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa, Natadola, this month. It will see 600 people meet to negotiate holiday packages and deals to attract tourists from around the world.
New buyers include from the emerging markets of China, India, South Korea, Thailand, the Netherlands and Malaysia. Traditional buyers of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada and the USA also feature.
And in support of the event again, Westpac Fiji is donating a cheque of $20,000.
The official handover was given to chairman David Voss of the Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange committee, by Westpac Fijii general manager, Adrian Hughes.
Mr Hughes said the bank had been the founding sponsors for 18 years and will be showcasing some of their exciting products during the event.
“The tourism sector is a key component of Fiji’s economic wellbeing and we are thrilled to continue in our support of this,” Mr Hughes said.
“This year, we’ll be showcasing our foreign exchange mobile EFTPOS that assists tourist operators receive payments in foreign dollars and enhance the security and ease in which payments are received,” he added.