Fiji Bureau of Statistics reported (15-Jun-2018) visitor arrivals for May-2018 rose 4.5% year-on-year to 67,290. Visitors arriving for holiday purposes accounted for 76.3% of total arrivals, 8.4% came to visit their friends or relatives, 3.6% came for business purposes, while 11.7% visited Fiji for other reasons. Key source market highlights:
- Australia: 29,730, +6.0%;
- US: 7059, +17.6%;
- Continental Europe: 3013, +14.9%;
- Rest of Asia: 2460, +15.7%;
- UK: 1239, +4.2%;
- Pacific Islands: 3725, -6.4%;
- Canada: 834, -20.9%;
- New Zealand: 14,383, -0.6%;
- China: 3447, -1.5%;
- Japan: 391, -11.3%;
- South Korea: 598, -6.6%. [more - original PR]