Latest figures released by Fiji's Bureau of Statistics indicates that the tourism industry may not be as grim as portrayed by some stakeholders for the first quarter of 2007.
Fiji Village reports the Bureau saying that the total number of room nights occupied in hotels and resorts stood at 342,700 - up 2-percent compared to the same period last year.
And the number of beds sold to visitors increased by 1-point-9 percent with 689,742 compared to 676,700 for the first quarter of 2006.
Overall takings from sale of accommodation, food, liquor and other charges decreased by 0-point-4 percent from last year to 63 million U.S. dollars.
The Bureau reveals that employment within the tourism industry increased with 8,896 people employed compared to 8,746 for the same period last year.