Tourism Fiji CEO Brent Hill described it as “a difficult four days with a relieving conclusion”.
“While of course we empathise with the tourists who’s holiday ended abruptly due to illness, we are so relieved that they’ve recovered and headed home, and that it was confirmed as we had thought, that no methanol poisoning had occurred,” he said.
“Our authorities will continue to try and find the cause, but thankfully it wasn’t sinister nor as bad as the recent Laos tragedy.”
It is set to be a busy summer for Fiji, with the destination recently reporting record numbers from the Australian market.
“The Fijian tourism industry is mightily relieved, coming at a peak holiday period and heading into a big year ahead,” Hill said. “We are grateful to the Aspen medical team, and all who worked on this around the clock.”
