Your Paradise promoted Fiji as a destination of friendship, community and culture.
Behind this event were hundreds of Fijian workers and small businesses who helped make it possible.
Hotels prepared rooms. Drivers transported guests. Boat operators moved people between islands. Restaurants ordered stock. Suppliers delivered equipment. Local families relied on the festival as an important source of income.
When Your Paradise Events Holdings Pty Ltd entered liquidation, those businesses became unsecured creditors alongside many others. The liquidator estimated total liabilities of approximately $1.19 million, with numerous Fijian tourism businesses appearing on the creditor list.
For many Australians, $1.75 million is simply a large financial figure.
For many small businesses in Fiji, it represents years of work.
Many tourism operators in Fiji are family-owned businesses. Unlike large international corporations, these businesses often operate with limited financial reserves and rely on seasonal tourism to support employees, their families and their local communities.
When invoices remain unpaid, the impact extends well beyond the business owner.
Every Your Paradise event depended on local Fijians.
Accommodation providers reserved rooms, employed staff and prepared for thousands of international visitors.
Local transport operators worked long hours moving guests between airports, resorts and events.
Island transfers relied on local marine businesses employing skippers, deckhands and support staff.
Food suppliers, production companies, equipment hire businesses and contractors all contributed to delivering the event.
Receptionists. Housekeepers. Kitchen staff. Security. Maintenance crews. Hospitality workers. Many ordinary Fijians helped create the experience promoted around the world.
Fiji's minimum wage is significantly lower than Australia's. As of 2026, the national minimum wage is FJ$5.00 per hour.
FJD$1.75 million represents approximately 350,000 hours of work — around 168 years of full-time labour before tax, food or shelter.
For many workers, recovering even a small unpaid invoice can make a meaningful difference to supporting a family, paying school fees or meeting everyday living expenses.
The impact of unpaid debts is therefore measured not only in dollars, but in lost opportunities for the businesses and communities that relied on tourism.
Behind every unpaid invoice is a real business. Behind every business are real people.
Families. Employees. Communities.
This website exists to ensure those people are not forgotten.
We hope every creditor — particularly the small businesses and workers who helped make these events possible — is repaid in full.
Until that day comes, their contribution deserves to be recognised and remembered.