The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has come on board as a gold sponsor for the HOTEC Tradeshow and the Tourism Talanoa Symposium.
In a media statement yesterday, Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association chief executive officer Fantasha Lockington said: “This year’s events are all about providing an opportunity to reconnect suppliers with hoteliers post-COVID, and will introduce new and direct supply paths to the industry”.
“Like Fiji, Aotearoa New Zealand shares a special connection to the land and sea. It’s a relationship founded on care, respect and an understanding that when nature thrives, we all thrive,” said David Dewar, New Zealand Trade Commissioner to the Pacific.
“NZTE is proud to showcase the flavours and products of New Zealand at HOTEC, which are all Made with Care” said Mr Dewar.
Mr Dewar said the Fiji hotel and tourism sector’s success in rebounding from the COVID pandemic had been truly inspiring, adding that Fiji was renowned as a world leader in providing quality, safe and sustainable tourism, where the visitor experience was second to none.
“We are looking forward to bringing a taste of Aotearoa to Fiji and partnering with the resort sector to help it continue delivering the world class experiences and values that travellers in the post-COVID world expect from premium markets like Fiji” he said.
NZTE – Te Taurapa Tūhono is the New Zealand government’s international business development agency.
As part of its sponsorship, NZTE will be hosting a New Zealand – Made with Care cocktail event at the conference as well as a trade booth showcasing premium New Zealand products to the Fiji resort sector.
HOTEC is scheduled for October 27 & 28, 2022 at the Denarau Island Convention Centre at the Sheraton Fiji Golf & Beach Resort and is mainly for suppliers to the hospitality industry to showcase their products and services to the tourism industry.
The Tourism Talanoa Symposium is a new addition to the tourism industry event with the theme of “Working towards a Sustainable, Marketable, Agile, Resilient and Travel-ready (SMART) Industry” and will run concurrently with HOTEC.
