An estimated 10.8 million Australians were served a healthy dose of Fiji for breakfast as part of a series of four live satellite broadcasts featuring hotels and resorts on Viti Levu and in the Mamanucas.

The event was all part of an initiative joining Tourism Fiji and its chief partner in the exercise Qantas Holidays. Venues for the broadcasts include the Intercontinental Golf Resort & Spa at Natadola, the Westin Denarau Island Fiji, Plantation Island Resort and Tokoriki Island Resort.

All four hotelier partners’ properties and their various activities – from sports, spas and kids clubs to culture and romantic venues – provided settings for the weather updates delivered by weather presenter Steve Jacobs.

Air Pacific has also joined in the exercise flying the crew and their equipments to Fiji.

Tourism Fiji Regional Director Australia, Paresh Pant said the advertising and PR value of the exercise was significant, estimated in excess of AUD1.6 million per day.

Underlining Fiji’s ever growing stance as a prime international sailing and boating destination and the opportunities it offers to marine travel, super yachts and general yachting, Tourism Fiji and several of its key industry partners recently attended the Sydney International Boat Show 2011.

Now the biggest marine industry event in the southern hemisphere the event is staged in Sydney’s famous Darling Harbor.

The show is seen as very relevant to Fiji’s tourism industry given the options now on offer to the international sailing community following the Fiji government’s 2009 Super Yacht decree.

The show annually attracts a huge international audience who come to see the latest developments in the marine industry – from recreation and sport to light commercial boating and right through to the top end of the leisure sailing market, the super yacht industry.

Tourism Fiji was joined at the event by Demar Fishing Charters, Adrenalin Fiji and the Pearl South Pacific Resort & Spa.

Senikai Spas Fiji – Tokoriki Island Resort

Ease your senses whilst surrounded by the trickling water at the newly built Spa at Tokoriki Island Resort, managed by Senikai Spas Fiji.

The beautiful and spacious facility features the soothing sounds of water that relax the mind and body. Upon your arrival unwind in the Spa Lounge with a relaxing foot ritual as you are prepared for your spa pamper. Follow the stepping stones to your very own treatment bure where you can indulge in therapeutic massage, pampering facials or one of our specially designed spa packages. Your Spa pamper is complete with a cleansing sorbet.

Using our locally produced natural skin and body care range, Essence of Viti promotes total rejuvenation and wellbeing with its richness of local marine and plant extracts. Our skin and body care products are a fitting accompaniment to this captivating spa.

The Spa ambience evokes peace, calm and serenity.

Crusoe's Retreat is very proud to announce the opening of Coco's Spa – a dedicated Spa facility with professionally trained Spa Therapists. Coco's Spa at Crusoe's Retreat uses Fiji's locally produced skin & body care products - Essence of Viti.

Enjoying a secluded location at the end of the Coral Coast, Crusoe's Retreat is a quiet and relaxing Fiji holiday getaway destination, with affordable rates.

Members of the Digicel Fiji's 7's were happy to lend a helping hand to Tourism Fiji in Adelaide recently when they helped the national tourist office promote Fiji to a select group of South Australian travel industry wedding and honeymoon specialists.

In town for the Adelaide leg of the IRB Sevens World Series Sevens, the players put their rugby skills to one side to impress those assembled including the Fiji High Commission's First Secretary, Mrs Sharon Irava - with their singing talents which proved a highlight of the night.

The Adelaide event formed part of a four-city "Romance Me" "Fiji Me" road show conducted by Tourism Fiji in conjunction with several of its Fiji industry colleagues which also visited wedding and honeymoon specialists in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Look for the latest holiday packages for Fiji.

Uprising Beach Resort at Pacific Harbour has opened its 12 new ‘Commodore’s Villas’.

Located right on the beach each of the new villas comes complete with state of the art in room entertainment systems, air conditioning, separate bedroom and living areas, bath tubs and outdoor open air landscaped showers, spacious and wide verandas with views over looking Beqa Lagoon, WIFI internet, coffee & tea facilities as well as mini bars.

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR luxury boats are to be displayed at Port Denarau in Nadi this coming Saturday, 6th December, an exciting first for Fiji. Five luxurious Riviera vessels built on Australia's Gold Coast include the fully air-conditioned 'Opulence', with enclosed flybridge and featuring 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 bathrooms lounge areas and fully-equipped kitchen. The vessel has state of the art equipment for scuba diving and fishing, and its fuel capacity allows it to travel all the way to New Zealand without refuelling. For those in the Fiji Islands, this Boat Show will be held at Port Denarau from 10.30am to 4.30pm. View more information about Port Denarau in Fiji and Denarau Island, an integrated resort island close to Nadi that features top International Hotels for luxury Fiji vacations.

The latest adventure experience to be enjoyed in Fiji is with Zip Fiji, who offer thrilling rides through the rainforest canopy along special zip lines. These are the ONLY zip lines in the South Pacific, and offer a cool, fun and totally wild adventure. Zip Fiji is located out of Pacific Harbour on Fiji's main island, so check out the Pacific Harbour accommodation options. The resorts and hotels will be able to help with your Zip Fiji arrangements.

THE third annual Fiji Kids Sea Camp is scheduled for November 22nd to November 29th 2008 at beautiful Castaway Resort in the Mamanuca islands.

Fiji is perfect for family holidays, with caring happy Fijian staff and Castaway offers a fun environment. Let your children enjoy a Robinson Crusoe 'castaway' experience this November.

View more information about Castaway Island Resort and email them about the Fiji Kids Sea Camp.

A recent poll by the online family travel magazine 'Out & About With Kids' showed a high ranking for Fiji Islands as a safe, family-friendly destination. Fiji even outranked such destinations as Vanuatu and the UK. Fiji's friendly population combined with its well-developed tourism infrastructure ensures its continued success as a safe family holiday destination for Australians.