7 Feb 2019

Chinese New Year brings charter tourists to Pacific

From , 5:02 am on 7 February 2019

Charter flights from China have been arriving in Fiji and New Caledonia bringing tourists for a holiday break during the Chinese New Year.

Their numbers are small but expected to grow.

The CEO of the South Pacific Tourism Organisation Chris Cocker told Walter Zweifel that work is being done to gain a better understanding of the Chinese market.

Fiji Tourism has set its sights on big spending tourists from the Greater China Region.

Fiji Tourism has set its sights on tourists from the Greater China Region. Photo: RNZI Courtesy of Fiji Tourism