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DESTINATIONS A Sheraton Denarau Villas guest room Resources Getting There Fiji’s two international airports are Nadi on the western side, and Nausori on the east coast of Viti Levu near Suva. Nadi and Nausori provide air connections to all of the world’s major cities, with direct flights to the U.S. Fiji’s international carrier, Air Pacific, flies nonstop (10.5 hours) from Los Angeles. Air Pacific departs Los Angeles four times weekly. Air New Zealand flies from Los Angeles three times weekly nonstop. Fiji’s two domestic airlines, Sun Air and Air Fiji, provide efficient inter-island service. Tour Operators and Wholesalers A partial list of tour operators with programs to Fiji includes Brendan Worldwide Vacations (www.brendan vacations.com), Classic Vacations (www.classicvacations.com), Contiki Holidays (www.contiki.com), Qantas Vacations (www.qantasvacations. com), Pleasant Holidays (www.pleasantagent.com), SITA World Tours (www.sitatours.com), South Pacific Custom Travel (www.southpacific customtravel.com), Swain Tours (www.swaintours.com) and Tauck World Discovery (www.tauck.com). Fiji Visitors Bureau www.bulafiji.com Tipping Tipping isn’t expected, but feel free to tip for excellent service. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 37 which allows one-bedroom Villa Suites and guest rooms to be booked individually or combined as a Villa Suite with either two or three bedrooms. Villa Suites have an LCD TV, a DVD home-theater system and a balcony with a sea view. Suite numbers 801, 816, 874 and 824 are considered the ideal rooms to book. We hear that rooms in blocks 800 and 900 have sea views. The most requested premium accommodations are two- and three-bedroom villas. The Sheraton Denarau Villas doesn’t have a 38 | TravelAgent October 29, 2007 spa of its own, although treatments are available at the Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa. Agents can book treatments for clients ahead of time by contacting the facility’s director, Amanda Burleigh (e.mandy.burleigh@ sheraton.com, 679-765-0000 ext. 7940). The pool deck is used for weddings and there’s a wedding chapel at the Sheraton Fiji Resort. The resort has two nuptials coordinators. Contact Miriama Komailevuka (e.miriama. komailevuka@sheraton.com, 679-675-0000 ext. 8613) or Perina Qoro (e.perina.qoro@ sheraton.com, 679-675-0000 ext. 8615). Rates start at $177 per night, and it’s recommended that agents book three months in advance. The travel agent contact is Max Stock, general manager, Allied Travel Service Pacific (fiji@ atspacific.com.fj, 679-675-0000 ext. 8906). Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji (www.outrig ger.com) was Fiji’s first five-star resort. On the Coral Coast on the island of Viti Levu, the property has 207 rooms and 47 bures. The most requested rooms are the Beach Front bures for their location, and the Deluxe Ocean View rooms for their panoramic views. The Beach Front bures, with their tapa-lined high ceilings, are reminiscent of a Fijian village dwelling, although they do have modern day trappings, including plasma-screen TVs, broadband Internet access and in-room dining. The absolute best views are Beach Front bures 401 to 407 and Deluxe Ocean View rooms 621 to 640, 701 to 740, 801 to 840, 201 to 216 and 301 to 316. Both categories receive the resort’s Signature Talai VIP Butler service. Plantation Family bures can accommodate either four adults and two children or three adults and three children and are made up of two bures joined together with a lounge area. Sixty-four connecting rooms are available at the resort. Ivi restaurant’s signature dish is kokoda, a local delicacy made with mahi-mahi, coconut cream, hot pepper and tomatoes, prepared tableside. The restaurant also offers chef’s cooking classes for guests. The resort’s Bebe Spa has eight treatment rooms of which four are doubles. Each treatment facility has an outdoor balcony or patio. The most popular treatment is the Balinese aromatherapy massage. Agents can book treatments ahead of time by contacting the spa director, Marie-Adele Hames (bebespa@outrig gerfiji.com, 679-650-0044). Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji features two wedding options: a Garden Wedding package priced at $1,446 and a Fiji Bure Ni Loloma Wedding Chapel package for $2,185. The wedding coordinator is Praveena Dewan, (functions @outriggerfiji.com.fj, 679-650-0044). The travel agent liaison for the resort is Wayne Robinson, assistant director of sales, (wayne.rob inson@outriggerfiji.com, 679-650-9906). I CONNECTING YOU For more Fiji resources and travel tips, visit www.travelagentcentral.com/fiji http://www.outrigger.com http://www.outrigger.com http://www.brendanvacations.com http://www.brendanvacations.com http://www.classicvacations.com http://www.contiki.com http://www.qantasvacations.com http://www.qantasvacations.com http://www.pleasantagent.com http://www.pleasantagent.com http://www.sitatours.com http://www.southpacificcustomtravel.com http://www.southpacificcustomtravel.com http://www.swaintours.com http://www.tauck.com http://www.bulafiji.com http://www.travelagentcentral.com/fiji

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