Outrigger Fiji launches community project

Outrigger Fiji launches community project
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Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji has launched its first public community tourism project, providing an engaging hotel experience for its guests.

The initiative involves the building of a large Bure or traditional meeting hall at Conua School in the Sigatoka Valley, an activity that MICE market delegates can get involved with.

Commencing 1 October 2014, when the project is completed the building will be the centrepiece of the village and have the capacity to accommodate over 100 people for both school and village meetings and community events.

It is estimated to cost approximately FJD$100,000 and is being driven by the chairman of the Coral Coast Hotels Association and Outrigger Resorts Area general manager, Peter Hopgood.

Hopgood said he anticipated construction would take approximately 12 to 18 months and be undertaken with the assistance and support of guests staying at the resort. 

"This community tourism project will enable guests to volunteer their time over one or two days during their holiday to assist the resort's engineering team with all aspects of the construction phase from basic labour work to more skilled trades," Hopgood added.

 

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