From the
Desk of Graeme Back - Group General Manager.
Bula Dear friends,
On behalf of me, Meg and the kids and your committed host of
Treasure Island Resort, we wish you a very warm Merry Christmas and a
wonderful 2008.
Much has happened through out the last 12 months and this is
our 4th newsletter for the year.
We have had a very busy Christmas and New Year period with many
returnees joining us for a fantastic Christmas day celebration and a very
memorable New Years Eve beach party. The weather was just perfect with fire
works at mid night and the famous Treasure Island Resort band keeping the
beach party alive until well into 2008.
I ask myself, where has the last 12 months gone? Well, trying
to keep Treasure Island Resort and Bounty Island Resorts busy with guest and
ensuring our loyal and dedicated host’s are fully employed, upgrading the
Restaurant and bar area, working on proposed improvements for 2008 to name a
few areas my time has gone into.
To each and every one of you who visited us during the last 12
months over what has been a very challenging time for Fijian Tourism and those
of you thinking of us we say vinaka and thank you so much, our team appreciate
your support do look forward to welcoming you back in 2008.
2007 the year that was!
Many highlights and some lowlights with Fiji being in the
international media for in some cases great reasons like Fiji reaching the
quarter finals with New Zealand and Australia in the Rugby World Cup!
We saw many returnees take advantage of our pre paid $250 per
night offer, this was a great success.
We completed the room soft refurbishment by mid March 2007,
this has received many favorable comments.
We commenced refreshing the Restaurant and Bar area with new
tiles, chairs and tables as well as new lighting scheme and the closing in and
air conditioning of the Ganilau Restaurant.
While Tourism in Fiji continues to suffer the after affects of
December 2006, we are very proud that we have been able to keep our full time
host fully employed, while we have not been able to complete additional
projects because of cash restraints we respect and value that some of the key
reasons you our very special returnee guest continue to visit us year after
year is our host.
We opened our airport office for our meet and greet service to
commence from when you arrive in Fiji. Henry our well respected and much loved
public relations officer from Treasure Island Resort has relocated to the
mainland and will be there to welcome you all when using our direct transfer
service to Treasure Island Resort and Bounty Island Resort. Please remember,
you can be on either Island with in 1 hour of being met by Henry and his team
at the airport.
Over 900 Hawkes Bill baby Turtles hatched on Treasure Island
Resort. We retained over 150 Hawkes Bill Turtles for our head start programme,
by rearing these turtles for the first 12 months of their lives, we are
increasing the population chance of survival significantly as the mortality
rate is very high in the first 12 months of their lives. We have currently 8
turtle nests between Treasure Island Resort and Bounty Island.
Looking Forward to 2008
We were optimistic that business would have returned to pre
coup levels by the end of 2007 and this simply has not happened, we are
expecting business will continue to be very tough for most of this year as
well. With this in mind I am offering to our loyal customers another pre
paid offer for use for the first half of 2008 as follows:
This promotion is valid until January 31st 2008.
What I can do if you wish to take advantage of this special promotion, I
will extend the payment programme until the 29th February 2008,
(remember please, this offer can only happen every 4 years!)
Room Rate $275 per night (Includes VAT and HTT), this is for
a minimum of 5 nights and there is no limit to how many room nights you can
purchase, why not by some room nights as gifts for your family members!
This pre paid promotion is valid for stays from 1st
February 2008 through to 30th June 2008, 1st October
2008 through to 31st December 2008.
We look forward to welcoming you back this year.
While we are expecting business to be challenging, we are
committed to continuing our product improvement programme. Our goal is to
complete the following during 2008(Subject to our business climate)
The new Kids Club Bure: located in the centre of the Island
in close proximity to the turtle breeding pool. We know this is long over
due for replacement since the fire of November 2005. We have spent
considerable time working on our master redevelopment plan and could only
clearly start the re building of the facility once we had agreed where it
should be located.
We will complete a new prototype guest Bure that will be
larger and well appointed to set a new standard for our guest experience.
I will update on additional projects as they are about to
commence.
From and environmental perspective, we have completed our
sustainability positioning statement that will assist us in improving our
focus on reducing our carbon foot print. As an example, we have recently
installed gas instant hot water systems for all Bures, this has reduced our
carbon emission per year by about 184 tonnes. This is a great start.
We have introduced Bio Fuel for our tractors which is a mix
of 85% coconut oil and 15% kerosene (I am sure the blending is not as simple
as that) but we have set targets to reduce diesel consumption during this
year of 10% and this all helps.
We have commenced our own reef protective diving team to
assist in repair and removal of pest to our delicate marine environment and
we are seeing great results of this programme already.
Brad and the team are currently working on new menus to be in
place by the middle of February 2008 so I look forward to tasting the new
ideas we will be introducing.
Kids Club ably managed by Sala and Losanna has introduced
some new and educational activities for our younger visitors to our
beautiful Island. The school visit on the mainland was a great success
during the later part of last year and will be re introduced once school
starts again in Fiji (about the last week in January).
24 hour access to Treasure
Island Resort and Bounty Island Resort
We have been providing a very successful service that meets ALL
international fights during the day and night.
Just to re confirm this service for you. We offer directly,
departures from Vuda Marina that is about 30 minutes from the air port that
will meet all late afternoon and evening flights from New Zealand and
Australia. We also meet the early morning flight from Melbourne that will
have to Treasure Island Resort by 8am (subject to schedule changes). Why
spend that night on the mainland when you can be welcomed home by your host
with in hours of arriving to Fiji. If you have any further questions about
this service, you can contact me directly and I will clarify with how the
service works.
35 years since Treasure
Island Resort commenced welcoming guest
We opened our doors for business as one of the pioneering full service
Island Resort in April 1973, we are still to come up with a special
programme that will consist of a week of celebrations watch this space for
more information about the special celebration week we will have this year.
Where are they now?
Henry Waqaciri
(1) How
long working for Treasure Island?
1994-2002,2004- to date
(2) Usual
day?
If I’m not working, I will spend time with my family or do
some
farming to keep me healthy and young.
(3) Funniest
request?
I can’t remember.
(4) Strangest
request?
I will keep it personal.
(5) Why
book Treasure Island?
Simply we are the best.
And if we
complete
all the renovations and the new plans for the new Treasure
Island,
our Guests will really enjoy ONE OF LIFE’S SIMPLE PLEASURES.
(6) Commandment
to replying to queries within 24 hours.
I always
like to
answer queries as soon as possible because I don’t want
my
clients to wait and also give him time to think of the
other
properties.
(7) Your
view on Fiji?
Fiji is still the way the world should be but as
citizens
of this country we have to protect that image so that
tourists
feel confident when they come to Fiji.
(8)
Your
view on future?
Hopefully the grass will be much greener and
the
coup culture can be eliminated for ever so that we can move our
beautiful
country forward and the real Fiji becoming the WAY THE
WORLD
SHOULD BE.
A word from Brad - Director of Operations
Bula Vinaka!
Well after carefully considering the valuable feedback from
customers over the preceding months, we have launched into the development
of a new menu concept for the Eluvuka Restaurant. The new concept, due for
launch in February 2008 will have a greater variety for our valued guests
and show cases the varied talents of the kitchen team offering selections
from Fiji and the South Pacific, Oceania, Asia and even a little touch of
Europe. We hope to offer something to satisfy every one. New programs
throughout 2008 will see the introduction of seasonal specials based on
various festivals from around the world. Yes an Aussie BBQ in January and
Hotdogs & Pecan Pie on July 4th. General improvements are
ongoing throughout the property with new fencing around the maintenance
yard, further development in our ongoing environmental program with a new
environmentally friendly laundry on the island. We are pleased to also
announce some upgrades on our sister island, Bounty with the establishment
of a nightly disco, and the pending launch of an all new A La Crate option
for guests. Previously Bounty like most of the budget islands offers a
simple daily buffet only for meal choices so we are working to keep it one
step ahead.
Regards Brad
Returnees Special Promotion February 08 - March 08
With the weather very
warm and sea nice and clear, why not take advantage of this great special
promotion.
$275.00 Room Rate per
night based on a minimum 5 night stay and receive a $750 Food and Beverage
credit.
Booking Code: retcrd
Thank you for your time,
we look forward to updating by the end of February on our
progress on improvements
to ensure we continue to meet your needs when visiting us.
My Kindest Regards
Graeme Back & the
Treasure Island family
Vinaka vaka
levu
Your Treasure Island family
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