THE prestigious Denarau Golf and Racquet Club in Fiji has a new General Manager, Greg Cornwall. Mr Cornwall has previously held senior management positions in Fiji, where he worked with Golf Terraces Apartments on Denarau as well as Treasure Island Resort, and New Zealand.

The Denarau Golf & Racquet Club comprises a championship par 72 golf course, six lawn tennis courts and and four all-weather tennis courts, a well stocked Pro Shop, relaxing open-air bar plus a restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Staff includes a team of experienced golf and tennis professionals.

Learn more about Denarau Island in Fiji.

Marine Tourism Holdings, the parent company of South Sea Cruises, Awesome Adventures and Cruise Whitsundays has announced a change of Reservation Managers for both its Fiji and Australian operations.

Holly Beere who is currently Reservations Manager for Awesome Adventures Fiji and South Sea Cruises will be moving to the Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia to take on the role of Retail Sales Manager for Cruise Whitsundays and Awesome Adventures OZ commencing late January.

Sales Manager, Ross Gallagher, said that Holly's contribution to the Fiji companies over the past three years has been exceptional and she will be sadly missed by her colleagues in Fiji as well as the local travel industry but that their loss will be the Whitsundays gain where Holly will continue her high level of friendly professionalism in her new role.

Kristeen Yelavich has been appointed as the new Reservations Manager for South Sea Cruises and Awesome Adventures Fiji. Kristeen was previously Manager of the 'Bay of Islands Travel Centre' in Auckland and is currently in Fiji learning the ropes and will officially take over on the 14th of January.

Marine Tourism Holdings, the parent company of Cruise Whitsundays, Awesome Adventures Oz, Awesome Adventures Fiji and South Sea Cruises has announced changes to its senior management for both its Australian and Fijian operations.

Peter Duncan who is currently the CEO of their Fiji operation will be moving to the Whitsundays in Australia with his wife Tracey and two children prior to Christmas 2007 and will take over the role of CEO of Cruise Whitsundays at the end of January 2008. It will be a bit of coming back home for Tracey who grew up in Airlie Beach and whose parents still reside there.

Prior to his appointment in Fiji Peter was the GM of Bali Hai Cruises in Bali for 13 years operating reef, island and sailing trips. He has been CEO of our much larger Fiji operation South Sea Cruises/Awesome Adventures for four years so he will bring a wealth of experience with him.

Current Cruise Whitsundays CEO Rod Gluth will be leaving at the end of January 2008 to continue his career in the tourism industry. Rod has put in a fantastic effort and achieved a great deal for Cruise Whitsundays, doing the hard yards in these first few years establishing the operation from scratch. He will be much missed by the company, staff and the local industry.

Rod will re-join his partner Sacha who returned to Sydney earlier in the year to pursue her career.

NEW CEO APPOINTMENT - SOUTH SEA CRUISES/AWESOME ADVENTURES FIJI

The new CEO of the operation in Fiji will be Kit Nixon a man with many years' experience in the travel industry and who will be taking over from Peter Duncan. Kit is already resident in Fiji getting ready for the handover.

Kit was with Marine Tourism Holdings previously as CEO of the New Zealand operation, Fullers Bay of Islands. Kit has worked in a number of senior positions with Contiki in London and New Zealand and in regional tourism in Napier.

Kit has been hard at work the last few months on sales missions for South Sea Cruises/Awesome Adventures Fiji to the USA, UK and Scandinavia. Kit likewise brings a wealth of experience to the position - all he has to do now is learn to like kava!

Allways Dive travel wholesalers in Australia are excited to welcome Tracey Ellis to their team. Tracey worked previously for another dive wholesaler. Tracey has been working with Flight Centre in the groups department for the last 18 months but the lure of diving brought her back to the dive industry and to the shores of Allways Dive Expeditions.

Shreedhar Motors Ltd, one of five companies in the vehicle distributorship business in Fiji, has recently appointed Sanjay Achari as its new General Manager. Mr Achari was promoted from his previous position as sales manager to replace outgoing general manager Aloysius Vijay Prasad.

Currently doing his MBA at the Training and Productivity Authority of Fiji, Mr Achari is looking forward to the challenges of the new position at Shreedhar Motors and has established goals for the future success of the company.

Shreedhar Motors is based in the capital city of Suva and employs about 160 personnel.

Ocean's Edge Fitness and Health Centre by Nadi Bay in Fiji has recently appointed a new personal trainer. Nick, who hails from Melbourne Australia and will be available to members of this popular gym, pool and spa facility in Nadi. The centre, which has individual and corporate memberships for the local and expatriate resident community, also has villas for short and long term rentals.

Mr. Mark Siladi has joined Air Pacific Ltd. as Executive General Manager Commercial. Mr. Siladi, a graduate from Connecticut College and the University of Nanjing, China, brings with him a wealth of airline and travel distribution industry experience from North America, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. For more information contact Air Pacific Executive Office on email:fjceo@airpacific.com.fj

Air Pacific is Fiji's own airline.

More about Fiji Airlines including domestic carriers within the Fiji Islands.

Mr. Volavola Tukana has joined South Pacific Bridal (Fiji) Ltd. as its Executive Administration Manager/Company Secretary. For more information contact Mr. Makoto Omuro, Chief Operating Officer on email:info@spbfiji.com

Fiji Weddings are very popular with couples around the world.

Owners of Poppys On The Lagoon in Vanuatu - Peter Rotteveel and Joanne Wade - have appointed Karen and Craig Sutherland as their on-site managers. Karen and Craig hail from New Zealand and in addition to managing the resort, they have been involved in overseeing a major upgrade of the property. Poppy's now has 12 more studios (fully self-contained), which has allowed them to now accommodate up to 72 guests at a time. Another new feature is a pool side café.

Allways Dive Travel Expeditions are extremely excited to have welcomed Tim Gilder to their team in January 2007! Most people will recognise Tim from his days in Vanuatu, where he worked with both Allan Power Dive Tours and Bokissa, in Santo.

Tim is based on Sunshine Coast, and brings to the team an absolute wealth of first hand knowledge of dive travel experiences. Tim is currently visiting shops in Queensland and NSW.