On 21st Nov 2016 I received a call from Tourism Fiji to join a team of 10 other Unknown Agents across India on a Familiarization Tour to Fiji from 6th Dec to 14 Dec 2016. I was not so much sure on an idea as being introvert I decided to give it a thought of joining a group of 12 unknown agents but a traveler inside me prompted me to join the group as it is planned for soft coral capital of the world " Fiji".
Fiji has always attracted me to visit ever since I have learned about it when I was in Switzerland Studying Tourism Management. I had a classmate who was originally from Nadi, Fiji and he has so many things to share about the place which always have prompted me to read about it more and more. Now, when I am in Travel trade sells honeymoon destinations I have come across a couple who wanted to visit Fiji on their honeymoon and during my research for them I have come across some crazy and passionate Fiji lovers and they taught me how to sell Fiji but in process of selling Fiji I started falling in love with it more and more. So, When I got a call I said yes to it but As always my fate came in between as required number of seats were already filled and they kept me on hold till either someone withdraw or they add more seats. I think Fiji was destined so I passed the second hurdle also with bit of ease as one of my passionate Fiji lover friend helped me to get a seat in the group and the waiting time started from that day till It was 6 Dec. Though the time was not much but it really took great efforts from my side to kill it.
And on the day 6th Dec I was so excited that I reached the airport little early then other 2 members from my group who were with me from my city to join on the tour. One of them was little know to me as we knew each other since few years but other person was again little unknow as we only started to chat on whats app few days back and I found him equally passionate to visit Fiji like me. I think our love to Fiji made us gelled super quick but our happiness didn't lasted for long as we discovered that they have divided us in two different groups and he is in group 1 and I was in Group 2 with 5 totally unknown and 1 little known member.
We departed in Singapore airlines flight from Ahmedabad to Singapore on our first leg of long journey to Fiji. After almost 6 hours we reached Changi International airport of Singapore. The place where all unknown travelers of a same group were going to meet for the first time and as they all were coming from different parts of India in different flights at different time we 3 decided to wait for everyone near the food court on terminal 1 from where our onward flight was scheduled to depart.
As we had almost 7 hours layover time in singapore we decided to take some freshen up and change before we meet everyone.
On the clock 9 am Singapore local time and we come across the first batch from North of India. Later in an hours time rest of the group members from all India joined us with a lot of enthusiasm and anxiety to know each other and explore Fiji as destination.
Finally we all started our conversation after a brief formal introduction and at the end these 7 hours spent on Singapore airport stand out as the main reason for success of our tip of Fiji.
Fiji has always attracted me to visit ever since I have learned about it when I was in Switzerland Studying Tourism Management. I had a classmate who was originally from Nadi, Fiji and he has so many things to share about the place which always have prompted me to read about it more and more. Now, when I am in Travel trade sells honeymoon destinations I have come across a couple who wanted to visit Fiji on their honeymoon and during my research for them I have come across some crazy and passionate Fiji lovers and they taught me how to sell Fiji but in process of selling Fiji I started falling in love with it more and more. So, When I got a call I said yes to it but As always my fate came in between as required number of seats were already filled and they kept me on hold till either someone withdraw or they add more seats. I think Fiji was destined so I passed the second hurdle also with bit of ease as one of my passionate Fiji lover friend helped me to get a seat in the group and the waiting time started from that day till It was 6 Dec. Though the time was not much but it really took great efforts from my side to kill it.
And on the day 6th Dec I was so excited that I reached the airport little early then other 2 members from my group who were with me from my city to join on the tour. One of them was little know to me as we knew each other since few years but other person was again little unknow as we only started to chat on whats app few days back and I found him equally passionate to visit Fiji like me. I think our love to Fiji made us gelled super quick but our happiness didn't lasted for long as we discovered that they have divided us in two different groups and he is in group 1 and I was in Group 2 with 5 totally unknown and 1 little known member.
We departed in Singapore airlines flight from Ahmedabad to Singapore on our first leg of long journey to Fiji. After almost 6 hours we reached Changi International airport of Singapore. The place where all unknown travelers of a same group were going to meet for the first time and as they all were coming from different parts of India in different flights at different time we 3 decided to wait for everyone near the food court on terminal 1 from where our onward flight was scheduled to depart.
As we had almost 7 hours layover time in singapore we decided to take some freshen up and change before we meet everyone.
On the clock 9 am Singapore local time and we come across the first batch from North of India. Later in an hours time rest of the group members from all India joined us with a lot of enthusiasm and anxiety to know each other and explore Fiji as destination.
Finally we all started our conversation after a brief formal introduction and at the end these 7 hours spent on Singapore airport stand out as the main reason for success of our tip of Fiji.
I could think about just two words "anxiety" and "excitement".
ReplyDeleteI was feeling tensed reading the initial lines but later smiled again and again. Soooo.....what happened next ����