Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and his wife Mary Bainimarama have been confirmed as the chief guests for the 19th Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards.

This has been announced by the Organising Committee for the 2015 ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards.

The Gala Dinner event will be held at the Denarau Convention Centre on Friday February 19.

Organising Committee chairperson, Olivia Mavoa also confirmed that other Government dignitaries will be attending Tourism Fiji’s premier awards evening.

She said they include Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Faiyaz Siddiq Koya and his Permanent Secretary, Shaheen Ali.

Tickets sale
Meanwhile, Ms Mavoa also announced that ticket sales for the 2015 Gala Dinner will commence from tomorrow.

“Planning and co-ordination of the annual prestigious tourism awards evening is progressing well and tickets will be on sale from this week,” Ms Mavoa said.

Shortlisted businesses and industry operators will be contacted beforehand and offered the opportunity to buy tickets prior to general sales.

This year all ticket sales will be done online, the link will be sent out to tourism industry partners by Tourism Fiji.

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