Fiji’s licensed hotels, resorts and lodging houses recorded $481.3 million in total earnings during the June quarter of 2026, an increase of $41.6 million compared with the same period last year.
According to provisional figures released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, total takings increased by 9.5 per cent from $439.7 million in the June quarter of 2025.
The earnings include revenue from accommodation, food and liquor sales, telephone services and other miscellaneous charges.
The latest figures also show an increase in employment across the accommodation sector, with the number of workers rising by 7.4 per cent.
A total of 14,393 people were employed in licensed accommodation establishments during the quarter, compared with 13,407 in the corresponding period last year.
This represents an increase of 986 employees.
Despite the significant increase in revenue, hotel room occupancy recorded only a marginal improvement.
The room occupancy rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 59.5 per cent, compared with 59.4 per cent in the June quarter of 2025.
Similarly, the bed occupancy rate rose slightly from 54.8 per cent to 54.9 per cent.
The number of rooms available increased by 0.5 per cent, or 4,429 room-nights, to 937,819, compared with 933,390 during the same period last year.
Meanwhile, rooms sold increased by 0.7 per cent, or 3,664 room-nights, from 553,972 to 557,636.
The number of available bed-nights also increased marginally by 0.1 per cent to 2,044,097, compared with 2,041,364 previously.
Bed-nights sold rose by 0.2 per cent to 1,121,514, an increase of 2,196 over the corresponding quarter in 2025.
The figures indicate that accommodation earnings grew considerably faster than occupancy levels during the quarter.
The statistics are based on the Fiji Bureau of Statistics’ survey of licensed hotels, resorts and lodging houses and remain provisional.
