STAY WELL AND TOGETHER WE CAN RISE
28/04/2021
As part of Marriott International s family of brands, the Westin Denarau Island Resort and Spa has implemented a multi-pronged approach to meeting health and safety requirements of their Commitment to Clean standards.
While travel is currently restricted – the Fijian Government commends the tourism industry for its preparedness and adherence to COVID safe measures in ensuring that when the time is right – health and safety will be priority.
Here are a few measures to expect at Westin:
· Enhanced cleaning practices throughout the property and in guest rooms, including enhanced public space cleaning, increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfection, particularly in areas with high traffic including restrooms, as well as, provided more hand sanitizing stations.
22 April, 2021, 10:30 pm
FHTA says many of those in the tourism industry believe even a Fiji-wide, shorter term but harsher restriction could have been enforced for a more rapid and sweeping
response. Picture: SUPPLIED/ESCAPE
NO sooner had Fiji celebrated a full year of being without a community transmitted case of COVID-19, we find ourselves in a situation very similar to the early days of our pandemic response.
The greater Nadi as well as the greater Lautoka areas have been locked down with no entry in or out and several relaxed restrictions have returned in full force.
This would be worrying for some but for the majority, many of us in the tourism industry, believe even a Fiji-wide, shorter term but harsher restriction could have been enforced for a more rapid and sweeping response.
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For tourism businesses to participate in the program, they must nominate a Wellness Ambassador, undertake extensive training on COVID-19 safe best practices and develop a comprehensive action plan to ensure safe guidelines for tourism businesses.
Kumar says they have also implemented a number of measures at their hotels like sanitizer stations, cough glass protection at the reception area and masks being compulsory.
Some other businesses that have received the seal of approval are Radisson Blu Resort, Rosie Holidays Fiji and South Seas Cruises.
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Traveller took a look at the 10 most popular countries visited by Australians in 2019. Suppose we were to view those countries through the very different lens of 2021. Have they come through the pandemic well enough to make you want to visit? And would they even open the door to Australian travellers at the moment – and if not, when?
There s a pie-in-the-sky element to this since Biosecurity Determination 2020 prevents us from travelling overseas without an exemption from Australian Border Force. That requires a compelling reason, and the need to partake of babi guling at your favourite Balinese warung is unlikely to cut it.