Category: Travel
Cheaper plane tickets for Wallisians and Futunians
by Ted Wood | Mar 23, 2023 | Area, Economy, Travel, Wallis and Futuna
The State increases aid by 45 The Ministry in charge of Overseas Territories in Emmanuel Macron’s government has decided to increase the amount of aid for territorial continuity. This is a monetary aid that aims to reduce...
Read MoreA border police in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Nov 9, 2022 | Area, Pacific, Travel, Wallis and Futuna
The first border police service (Paf) of Wallis and Futuna was installed on Tuesday 8 November in Mata-Utu. This was notably the occasion for a ceremony to award the stripes of trainee peacekeepers of the national police to the...
Read MoreThe Marquesas Islands on the World Heritage List
by Ted Wood | Oct 19, 2022 | Area, Economy, Environment, French Polynesia, Travel
The Marquesas Islands’ application for Unesco World Heritage status was presented on Tuesday...
Read MorePolynesia, “the most welcoming and friendly country in the world
The luxury travel magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, has released the results of its traditional...
Read MoreVirus: France and its overseas territories free…
by Ted Wood | May 15, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Business, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Pacific, Travel, Wallis and Futuna
The end of compelling reasons to travel between France and its overseas territories (except Wallis...
Read MoreA tourism recovery plan for New Caledonia
After two years of health crisis and collapse of the tourism industry, Caledonia has announced the launch of a recovery plan to attract foreign visitors. A return to normal activity is not expected for three or four years....
Read MoreAir Moana seeks pilots
by Ted Wood | Jan 18, 2022 | Area, Business, French Polynesia, Travel
The new airline, Air Morea, is looking for cabin crew, 15 captains and 15 airline pilot officers....
Read MoreThe liners back in Polynesia
by Ted Wood | Jan 18, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, Business, Economy, French Polynesia, Travel
After two years without foreign liners, the port of Papeete welcomed the Viking Orion on Monday 17 January 2022. Inside, cruise passengers are subject to a very strict sanitary protocol to contain the spread of Covid. Polynesia...
Read MoreA plane diverted to Brisbane.
by Ted Wood | Jan 17, 2022 | Area, Breaking News, New Caledonia, Travel
An ash cloud, caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday 15 January, forced a plane of the Caledonian company Aircalin to be diverted to Brisbane, Australia. The plane was travelling from Tokyo to New Caledonia. It was...
Read MoreNew Caledonia welcomes back international flights
by Ted Wood | Dec 9, 2021 | Breaking News, Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Pacific, Travel
New Caledonia has lifted the suspension of international flights, in place since 1 April 2020. The borders were to remain closed until 31 December 2021, but the lifting of the measure has been brought forward by one month. New...
Read MoreParis Hilton, on honeymoon in Polynesia
by Ted Wood | Nov 21, 2021 | Area, French Polynesia, Travel
Just after the celebration of her wedding with businessman Carter Reum, Paris Hilton arrived in French Polynesia. Our colleagues from Tahiti Infos explain that the “celebrity” is in the small island of Taha’a....
Read MoreMotu Link to propose low cost flights in French Polynesia
by Thomas Wilson | Oct 15, 2021 | Breaking News, French Polynesia, Travel
Motu Link Airline has just announced its intention to offer inter-islands flights in French...
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- One kilo of cocaine seized in Noumea
On 8 February, two men aged 45 and 48 living in New Caledonia were arrested by the police. Customs seized one kilo of cocaine hidden in a postal parcel. The investigators also seized one gram of ecstasy. The two traffickers had been under surveillance for some time. They had picked up a parcel at the post office in which the drugs were hidden in a small portable enclosure. The police are now working hard to find the dealers' customers. This is the largest cocaine seizure in Caledonia in recent years.