Yes we do need more hotel rooms to cater for the growing tourism industry! We’ve said this before and now reiterate what Cove Management Ltd director Mark Hinton is saying. It makes sense. We need more rooms, especially more beds, to cater for the expected rise in the number of tourists we could be expecting by the end of this year.
We remember Tourism Minister Viliame Gavoka had highlighted earlier that there was a need to build 4000 hotel rooms to cater for the demands. While speaking on the construction of a new 101-room hotel named as ‘Days Inn by Wyndham Nadi, Martintar’ Mr Hinton confirmed the company Cove Management had signed to manage the hotel on behalf of the project owners — Public Service Association Investment Company Pte Ltd. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2026.
While Days Inn will finish with 101 rooms, Mr Hinton believes there is still a need for more development in the hotel sector. “I believe the airline sector can cater for more passengers, so we do need more rooms,” he noted. “We have the Wyndham Garden, just down the road opening in September this year which has 90 hotel rooms.
” We once again highlight the importance of ensuring we have the capability to cater for the expected rise in numbers. They go hand in hand. That means development, for more rooms.
The roll-on impact is going to be positive anyway. More rooms and beds mean emphasis on development. It means emphasis on investor confidence, and that means employment in.