The Treasures of the South Pacific roadshow has wrapped up its Queensland events after visiting the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast, with the six-city trade series now preparing to continue in Wollongong, Sydney and Melbourne.
The annual roadshow has brought together representatives from 11 Pacific tourism organisations, giving travel advisors direct access to destination updates, product information and practical selling advice as air connectivity between Australia and the region continues to grow.
Supported by the Pacific Tourism Organisation and Pacific Trade Invest Australia, the event gives advisors direct access to destination representatives from Norfolk Island, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tahiti, Palau and the Kingdom of Tonga, alongside the Hidden Treasures collective representing the region’s lesser-known island destinations.
Fiji Airways highlights Queensland connections
Major sponsor Fiji Airways used the Queensland events to reinforce Nadi’s role as an important gateway for Australians travelling throughout the South Pacific.
The airline operates direct services from Brisbane to Nadi, while its new Gold Coast route launched on 11 June 2026 with three weekly flights. The service operates on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays using a Boeing 737 MAX 8 and adds about 53,000 seats a year between the two destinations.
Beyond providing direct access to Fiji, the flights allow travellers to connect through Nadi to other Pacific destinations, making it possible for advisors to create multi-island itineraries or combine Fiji with a wider regional holiday.
The Gold Coast service is particularly significant for southern Queensland and northern New South Wales clients, who can now reach Nadi without travelling through Brisbane or Sydney.
For advisors, the expanded network provides a clearer sales proposition: Fiji can be sold as a holiday destination in its own right or as the starting point for a broader South Pacific journey.
Australia’s Pacific network continues to grow
The destinations represented at the roadshow are linked to Australia through a mix of nonstop and one-stop services.
Australians can fly directly to destinations including Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Norfolk Island, Tonga and the Cook Islands from selected mainland gateways, while Nadi and Auckland provide important connecting points for destinations such as Niue, Tahiti and other smaller island markets.
The Cook Islands received a further connectivity boost in May when Jetstar launched direct Brisbane–Rarotonga flights, adding to its existing nonstop Sydney service. The Brisbane route operates three times a week, giving Queensland travellers another direct South Pacific option.
Aircalin also links Brisbane and Sydney with Nouméa, while Norfolk Island remains accessible by direct Qantas services from Brisbane and Sydney. These routes, combined with services operated by Fiji Airways, Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Solomon Airlines and other regional carriers, give advisors more flexibility when packaging Pacific holidays.
The roadshow’s message to the trade has been that improved access should encourage advisors to look beyond traditional single-destination beach breaks. Better schedules and regional connections are creating opportunities for longer stays, stopovers and combinations that bring together several different Pacific cultures and landscapes.
Roadshow moves to New South Wales and Victoria
After opening on the Sunshine Coast on 3 August, the roadshow visited Brisbane on 4 August and the Gold Coast on 5 August.
It will resume in Wollongong on 11 August, before travelling to Sydney on 12 August and finishing in Melbourne on 13 August.
The southern events will continue the roadshow’s focus on face-to-face meetings with tourism office representatives, destination training and networking. Advisors will also have opportunities to win prizes supplied by Fiji Airways.
With the South Pacific remaining one of Australia’s most accessible international holiday regions, the series gives frontline sellers a timely opportunity to refresh their knowledge of both familiar destinations and lesser-known islands.
The Queensland leg showed that air access is now central to the Pacific sales conversation. As the roadshow heads south, the focus will remain on helping advisors turn expanded flight options into stronger itineraries, longer stays and more bookings across the region.
