In July, a total of 15,223 residents left Fiji, according to the Fiji Bureau of Statistics (FBoS). Among these departures, 13,488 individuals, or 88.6%, were leaving for a short-term stay of less than three months. Additionally, 625 residents, equating to 4.1%, planned to be away for more than three months but less than a year. A further 1,110 residents, or 7.3%, were departing for one year or more.
The FBoS also reported provisional figures indicating that visitor arrivals in July 2024 reached 98,332. Of this number, 97,331 visitors arrived by air, while 1,001 came by sea. The sea arrivals primarily consisted of 718 seamen from fishing vessels and 283 individuals arriving by yacht.
Holidays accounted for the majority of visitor arrivals, constituting 79.9% of the total. Additionally, 9.9% of visitors came to see friends and family, 1.6% for business, and 8.6% for other reasons. This figure marks a record high for July and shows a significant increase of 5.2% compared to the previous year. Compared to June 2024, which had 92,571 arrivals, the increase is 6.2%. Visitor arrivals for July in 2023 and 2022 were 93,483 and 78,368 respectively.