Airports Fiji Limited has signed on for another year of sponsorship of the Fiji International. The sponsorship deal includes pre event promotion of Fiji’s biggest sporting event in the International Departures and Arrivals areas of Nadi Airport as well as a boost to the sponsorship funds of professional golf tournament slated to happen at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course from October 15 – 18, 2015.

In a press conference held at Nadi International Airport, Airports Fiji Limited Executive Chairman, Faiz Khan commented, “This is an appropriate time to be in partnership with Fiji International as we are really proud of it. We are in the middle of our Airport project to enhance and improve the experience of tourists coming into Fiji. So it was an opportune time to partner with the Fiji International.  We are proud of the partnership and want to send the message that Airports Fiji Limited is heavily involved in Tourism and that we will continue to support the Tourism industry by supporting major sporting events like the Fiji International, which puts Fiji on the global map.”

“Airports Fiji Limited is an important partner for the Fiji International. Being able to tap into all the arriving and departing tourists of Fiji and capture their attention upon arriving in Nadi gives us the opportunity to promote directly to them. Together with Airports Fiji Limited, we hope to be able to increase the number of international attendants to this year’s event and promoting Nadi airport to our huge global television audience through our strong TV platform.” Said Matt Porm, Head of Commercial for the Fiji International.

Airports Fiji Limited is the latest in a string of partners to support the Fijian Government’s drive to increase golf tourism through the Fiji International including Fiji Airways, the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, Paradise Beverages (Fiji) Ltd, Coca-Cola, and Total (Fiji).

About Airports Fiji Limited

Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) is responsible for the operation of 15 public airports in the Fiji Islands. These include two international airports; Nadi international Airport – Fiji’s main international gateway and Nausori Airport – Fiji’s domestic hub and 13 outer island airports.

AFL also provides air traffic management (ATM) in the Nadi Flight Information Region (NFIR).This includes the air space of Fiji, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kiribati and Vanuatu covering a six million square kilometer (6,000,000 km2).

About the Fiji International

The inaugural Fiji International, boasting a million dollar prize purse, signaled Fiji’s official arrival onto the golfing world stage with the Fijian Government, Fiji Tourism and Fiji’s number one golf ambassador, Vijay Singh, all making a push to put their country on the lucrative world golfing map.

As the newest tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia and OneAsia tours, the inaugural Fiji International was a resounding success.

120 players from 16 different countries came together at the spectacular Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course to take on the challenging layout, designed by local hero Vijay Singh, to compete in the regions first ever internationally broadcast tournament.

Other players in the field included three time Major Champion Nick Price, Fiji’s Dinesh Chand, India’s highest ranked and world top-100 player Anirban Lahiri, China’s top ranked players Liang Wenchong and Wu Ashun, and two of Australia’s most successful and respected golfers Craig Parry and Peter O’Malley.

Hitting the very first tee shot of the Fiji International, Steven Jeffress went on to make history by sinking the last putt of the tournament as he birdied the 18th hole to claim the title by four shots from fellow Australian Jake Higginbottom.