Air Pacific Announces Sponsorship of Fiji’s Inaugural Food and Wine Festival in March 2012

Air Pacific Announces Sponsorship of Fiji's Inaugural Food and Wine Festival in March 2012

Air Pacific will offer discounted flights for Fiji’s first ever Food and Wine Festival featuring award winning chefs from around the world

Los Angeles, CA- November 8, 2011– Air Pacific has announced its sponsorship of Fiji’s inaugural Food and Wine Festival taking place from March 14-17, 2012 in Denarau, a resort island located 20 minutes from Nadi International Airport. 

For four-days, top international and celebrity chefs, including Robert Oliver, Manu Feildel, Ben O’Donoghue, Michael Meredith and Peter Gordon (to name a few), will be dishing up modern delicacies from the South Pacific’s cuisine. As part of its sponsorship, Air Pacific is offering a special 5% discount on flights for travelers attending the Food & Wine Festival available at http://www.airpacific.com/Food-Wine-Festival. Festival packages will be available soon.

“Air Pacific is honored to be part of this major food and wine event in Fiji. This four-day festival will put the South Pacific on the map for its cuisine, which is a defining aspect of the Fijian culture and food we so dearly enjoy.  We are thrilled to share our cuisine prepared by local and international top chefs with each and every attendee,’” said Josef Leow, Chief Commercial Officer of Air Pacific.

Festival attendees will have the unique opportunity to participate in a dynamic array of experiences including celebrity presentations, master classes, cooking demonstration, culinary workshops, gourmet lunches and degustation dinners as well as Kids’ Cooking Workshops.  Highlights from the festival include: touring the Suva Produce Market and lunch with Festival ambassador Robert Oliver, sampling the wares from boutique wineries, gourmet food producers and top suppliers to the hospitality industry worldwide and socializing at the festival launch party, daily happy hours and evening entertainment.

Three day festival passes are on sale now for $777 FJD (approximately $436.00 USD*) and one day festival passes are on sale now for $333 FJD (approximately $187.00 USD*).  Adult festival passes include daily signature lunches, access to all guest chef presentations, access to culinary workshops and master classes, themed coffee breaks and morning teas, and access to the Hospitality Trade Expo. Children (0-12) attend free excluding lunches and Kids Cooking Workshop.  The Food and Wine Festival will be hosted at the following luxurious resorts: Sheraton, Westin, Sofitel, Hilton and Radisson Blu in Denarau.

Complete details about the event can be found at: http://southpacificfoodandwine.com/festival/taste-festival

Air Pacific currently operates a fleet that includes B737, B767 and B747 aircraft with a domestic and international network covering the Pacific, North America, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

For more information and a complete flight schedule, please visit www.airpacific.com

*As of November 9, 2011 the exchange rate is $1 FJD = .561400 USD.

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ABOUT AIR PACIFIC:

Air Pacific, Fiji’s international airline, has been connecting the world with the South Pacific for 60 years and has been awarded ‘Best Airline in the South Pacific’ by readers of Global Traveler Magazine for the 3^rd year in a row.  The natural island warmth of the cabin crew will ensure the journey to the destination begins with a smile. Air Pacific’s fleet of Boeing 747’s, 767 and 737’s fly between Fiji (Nadi) and North America (Honolulu, Los Angeles), Australia (Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane), New Zealand (Auckland and Christchurch), Asia (Hong Kong) and the Pacific Islands (Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati). All flights allow a Fiji stopover and include checked baggage and in-flight entertainment, with a range of complimentary meals and beverages available.

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