All I want for Christmas by Scott Forrest – are you listening Mr Downer?
Forget the new Aston Martin, the ride on the Space Shuttle and the lifetime VIP Bledisloe Cup pass.
All I want for Christmas is for Alexander Downer and his magic pixies at the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, like their New Zealand counterparts, to do something about the gigantic Christmas Turkey, vis a vis the level four travel advisory, they so very kindly donated to Fiji this year.
Mr Downer, allow me to paint a picture full of Christmas cheer for you.
If you could imagine for just one moment that there you are, dressed as Santa, sat on your fairy throne in your fairy grotto, surrounded by your magic DFAT pixies.
And there sat on your knee, all innocent eyes and earnestly trying to tell you what it really wants this year is the entire Fijian tourism workforce.
All you have to do, and Mr Downer I would remind you that it is Christmas, traditionally a time of great giving, is reach deep into your Christmas stocking and pull out a plum that says something along the lines of the following:
“Merry Christmas Fiji – you obviously continue to represent excellent value for Australian travellers who face very little real risk in the current environment, so its time to change the travel advisory.”
“God rest ye merry level four travel advisory and let it be a thing of Christmas past!”
And that’s all there is to it Mr Downer!
It’s as easy as pulling a cracker!
To be serious Mr Downer, it really is time to downgrade the current travel advisory.
And remember, there are only three sleeps left to Christmas and what a marvellous Christmas present that would be to Fiji and its people.
Your colleagues at DFAT have been very busy over the last few days, issuing by our count, advisories to over 30 countries, so come on, one small step for you would be one big step for the mankind of Fiji!
Merry Christmas from Blue Lagoon Cruises, Director Commercial Operations, Scott Forrest
John Alwyn-Jones
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