FEATURE SOUTH PACIFIC
TOP SELLING TIPS... For complete seclusion
suggest a private island such as Royal Davui, Fiji
Some of the world’s best diving and cleanest waters
There is good budget accommodation on all of the islands
In Samoa visitors can stay
in a beach fale – a traditional wooden Samoan house on the beach – and be part of village life
Lagoons, shallow waters,
fish and coral are ideal for snorkellers
Visit in April to October to
avoid extreme heat and possible cyclones
perfectly drinkable. There are now a
million seats a year servicing Fiji from multiple gateways (Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Seoul, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland) and it’s never been more affordable. We’re planning to send 20 agents to Fiji this month who won an achievers award with Qantas Holidays."
Alison Cryer, director of Tourism Samoa, UK & Ireland “We have been delighted with the interest we’ve received from UK agents. The Samoan islands offer
an exciting new destination to sell as part of an Australasian itinerary, with direct flights via LA from Heathrow. There is good-value accommodation
from luxury boutique hotels to beachside fales for just £14 per night. Agents can find out more by visiting www.
sellsamoa.com, or see us at WTM in London."
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TRADE EVENTS Fiji’s ‘Bula Bus’ roadshow will be back in September (13-16), stopping at Gatwick, Cambridge, Wilmslow and Gloucester. Agents will be treated to dinner, training and the chance to win a
AUSTRAVEL
0800 988 4834
www.austravel.com Twelve nights in the Cook Islands, at the Crown Beach Resort Aitutaki and Pacific Resort Rarotonga, with Air New Zealand flights from Heathrow, starts from £3299pp.
QANTAS HOLIDAYS
The Pacific Islands are a long way from anywhere – and that is part of their appeal
trip to Fiji – if their name comes out of the prize draw hat! There will be three FAM trips this year
and online training is available at www.
fijimatai.com.
WHE R E TO BOOK IT KUONI
01306 747008
www.kuoni.co.uk Eleven nights in Fiji – four at the Warwick Fiji in an ocean-view room and six on Malolo Islands – including flights with Air New Zealand from Heathrow and transfers leads in at £2386pp, based on two sharing.
020 8222 9124
www.qantasholidays.co.uk/agents A Fiji and Hong Kong twin-centre is priced from £1999pp, twin-share, with five nights at Castaway Island Resort, Fiji and two nights at Kowloon Hotel, Hong Kong, including flights and Hong Kong Island Tour.
ROOM R E PORT Little Polynesian, Rarotonga, Cook Islands – the ultimate romantic hotel with nine private villas, hidden in the palm trees on a perfect beach. Breakfast is delivered to guests' rooms and there are indoor and outdoor bathrooms, plus a beachside verandah with a canopied daybed (
www.littlepolynesian.com) Likuliku Resort, Mamanucas, Fiji –
the Mamanuca Islands have world-class fish and coral and Likuliku even has a turtle sanctuary. Recommend over-water bures
(houses) built on stilts in the lagoon with a window in the floor for fish spotting (
www.likulikulagoon.com) Tanu Beach Fales, Manase Village,
Savai’i, Samoa offers budget travellers’ beach fales (wooden houses) complete with thatched roofs, a bed and a mosquito net. There isn't much privacy from the elements, but the weather is fine and guests fall out of bed straight onto perfect white sand where the warm lagoon awaits before breakfast!
inviteMe
and win a fantastic fam trip to Fiji
Tourism Fiji request the pleasure of your company at the “Bula Bongis” (Bula Evenings) held from 6pm - 10pm at:
13th September – Hilton London Gatwick Airport, Gatwick 14th September – Doubletree by Hilton, Cambridge 15th September – Mottram Hall, Cheshire 16th September – Gloucester Rugby Club, Gloucester
In depth destination presentation, meet our partners from Fiji, dinner, win great prizes, lots of fun!
To register email
events@destination-representation.com or call 020 8569 9616 20 September 2010 •
www.sellinglonghaul.com
WWW.CMPHOTO.CO.NZ / CHRIS MCLENNAN
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