Fiji Reports 18.6 Percent Increase in U.S. Visitors

Fiji’s Bureau of Statistics’ latest report showed that a total of 4,199 U.S. passport holders visited Fiji in March, an 18.6 percent increase compared to March 2009’s 3,539 total. Regional Director Ili Matatolu stated that this result showed cause for optimism for the U.S. market as it builds up its recovery from last year’s challenges.

She added that results for the first quarter of 2010 compared to last year also showed a 5.1 percent increase, but the real goal is to get back to 2008 levels in terms of its recovery marketing benchmarking. North America is Fiji’s third-largest market.