How can tourism development support jobs, better services, stronger infrastructure and more resilient local economies? 🌿

🌿 How can tourism development support jobs, better services, stronger infrastructure and more resilient local economies?

In Fiji, the Fiji Tourism Development Program in Vanua Levu, also known as the Na Vualiku Project, is supporting a more integrated approach to sustainable tourism development in the country’s northern region.

📸The Project team welcomed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economic Affairs for a briefing on progress and priorities under the Program.

✅The engagement provided an opportunity to share updates on work being advanced across key areas, including the Integrated Tourism Master Plan, support for micro, small and medium enterprises and community-based tourism, solid waste management, solar feasibility work, cityscape planning, and broader efforts to strengthen destination readiness.

💬Discussions highlighted the importance of coordinated planning, creating a shared vision with all stakeholders, improving air, road and sea access, strengthening supporting infrastructure, and ensuring that local communities and businesses are positioned to participate in and benefit from tourism growth.

🤝Through the Fiji Tourism Development Program in Vanua Levu, partners are working to support tourism development that is inclusive, sustainable and locally grounded, creating opportunities for people, strengthening communities and contributing to long-term economic growth in Fiji’s North. 🌿

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