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“Lifeblood is 5 flowing | in the
| "sleeping giant of the South |
- Pacific. A whole new world of
holiday charisma is beckon- ©
_ing the © North American

tourist. Fiji. -!

Tt is. 12 hours. jet flying
-time from Vancouver .to these
“idyllic: isles but it. is worth
every. penny. Aussies. and the |
-. Kiwis make up the majority.

‘of. the 300,000. funseekers

who frolic on 100 of these 300

islands south of the equator.
Surprisingly, Canadians rank.
.third in the sun and sea
sweepstakes.

BIG TOURISM DAWNS

“The dawn. of big. tourism is:
late coming but this has its—

advantages. Fiji may Jearn to

avoid: some: of the garish |

mistakes made. in. Mexico

and: ‘in’ Hawaii, where the

visitors. now’ number © 41%
million: The delay has given

Fijians time to realize. the

| ‘importance of -their culture.

And | there

Why have tourists ‘chosen
this lovely land of mountains,

_ sandy shores, ‘pillowy blue
. Skies, soft tropic breezes and
happy native faces?

el se?.

STOCK FROM CALGARY HAS NOW ARRIVED

centre, . |
family-owned . "development

Why 7

_ ENTREPRENEURS |

But the inevitable ‘entre- *
preneurial erosion . continues: |

to rear its ugly head. Under

the. guise of. progress the |
- profit-makers are on. the.
“prowl. One incredible deve-

Lautoka and Suva has: stood:
for four years with a skeletal

- image bearing a $9% million —
loss.
U.S.

Presently five: brave .
-citizens - are pouring
another $6 million: into the.

_ project. If they succeed.it will —
be. among . the : swankiest -

resort hotels anywhere.

Another colossus, the cul-

tural centre and marketplace. _
_of Fiji where $674 million er

be. invested. in © what ~

described as a living mu

seum of Fijian art and ‘life.

. expedition!

A similar type of. cultural
Orchid . Island,:

near the city of Suva, has

been. established. for some. —.
~ years on an outlay of $40, 000. ‘Thete - ‘are no. separating
is a growing .
7 sensitivity of this importance
in Western minds.

picts an interesting historical

_ background of the country, -

its people and customs. ;

We must salute the many
fashionable hotels with su--

-perb service and food, such
vas the Regent of Fiji. the

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. Fijian: and © Pacific”:
_ Resorts, all. bordering on the:

_ocean, ‘the latter with “its
“championship — ‘golf layout

where’ the. Canadian ~ team ©.
‘recently placed second in the -

_world amateur tourney. Visi-.

tors, young and old, who.
lopment, a 250-room luxury want to ‘‘go native’’ should-.
hotel between the cities of n’t pass up the outer. island —
_resorts; where one may wear
less than the natives and ‘‘let -
Start with
the. Beachcomber, ‘a’ small.
from:
Lautoka, and completely
surrounded: and covered ‘by |
- fine ‘sand. The coffee. shop.

and entertainment area has. -
sand for a’ floor. “You don’t. —
have to wipe it up’’ » quipped 4

“it all hang out”’

isle 10: miles. out.

the wag at the. bar. .

“We were fascinated by the
communal a
hut), also’ with | sand’ for a—
_ with a world-class’ Shopping — floor and 44: veds,. Side by

side in* two's and in. three.

-bure - (thatched

tiers. “‘You take your chanc-

_es-when you ‘book as to who -
- shares the bunk alongside’’;
the .

‘said... Max: MacDonald,

young, manager. _

2301 GRANVILLE s ST.

(Opposite Pacific Press Building,

and while much smaller in walls. for male and female —
scale and presentation, de- except inthe washrooms. For -
‘$15 daily you get your ~
accommodation and three of
‘the best: meals we've. ever :
“tasted, all served communal ©
style by. the kitchen. staff. Air. (CP / Air photo)
Eating tables’ are’ Shaded _

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ina. native bure made of
bamboo and |
_ with coconut leaves. Fiji

i served weekly by CP

‘thatched _

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