Recent trends
COVID-19
As a result of COVID-19, all countries in Oceania introduced stringent border restrictions, including closed airports, seaports and land border crossings and strict quarantine measures. While these responses reduced transmission, they came at tremendous cost as the region’s economy is heavily dependent on international tourism. For example, the number of visitor arrivals to Fiji dropped from 894,389 in 2019 to 146,905 in 2020 and 31,618 in 2021, with tourism earnings drastically reduced…
