Women businesses urged to consider tourism opportunity

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) is introducing a dedicated Women in Business (WIB) component at the South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) 2026. This milestone initiative is designed to celebrate, support, and elevate women-led small businesses and associations across the Pacific tourism sector. SPTE, which is scheduled for March 25-26, will […]

By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Traveling the world has the power to inspire, change perspective, inspire big dreams, and open up our minds to new possibilities. This was the case for Mydesk founder and owner Dipti Sharma, who got the idea for her business after travelling to Singapore, Australia, “and a couple […]

By Kite Pareti The Projects Collective recently opened a new store on Narewa Road, on the way to Denarau. Opening a store in Nadi was critical, Laura Cahir told Pacific Makete. “We noticed the average traveller only comes to Fiji for five days for their holiday. We want to make […]

By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti The owner of Kavalicious Taveuni, Ana Malumuvatu, grew up watching her parents struggle to market their product as farmers, and raise their eleven children. “I remember one time when I was going to primary school with a plastic bag [to carry my books], and I said to […]

The pandemic may have forever changed the way people shop. As COVID-19 caused a sharp economic downturn in travel-related industries, home-delivery services boomed and are continuing to be vital. During lockdowns and containment zones in Fiji, numerous families opted for online shopping with home delivery rather than making the trek […]

Charlene Tafuna’i: Jewellery and craft “Bula Vinaka. My name is Charlene Tafuna’i. I was employed at the Air Terminal Services as an aircraft maintenance engineer. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, I recently have been terminated from my job, and I am here at the VOTCITY Flea Market. I started making jewellery […]