Category: Travel
A 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 MoreThe liners back in Polynesia
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
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, Tahiti, Travel
Motu Link Airline has just announced its intention to offer inter-islands flights in French...
Read MoreFrench Polynesia tightens its containment
by Ted Wood | Aug 25, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Tahiti, Travel
French Polynesia has decided to reinforce the containment measures for the population. Covid 19 is...
Read MoreCovid-19: Vaccination mandatory to enter New Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Aug 16, 2021 | Breaking News, New Caledonia, Travel
The government of New Caledonia has decided to step up the fight against the coronavirus. The...
Read MoreFrench Polynesia closes its borders
To prevent the arrival of variant Covid viruses French Polynesia has decided to close its borders...
Read MoreNew Caledonia: Aircalin to launch a flight to nowhere
by Thomas Wilson | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, New Caledonia, Travel
Aircalin, the home carrier of New Caledonia, announced yesterday that it will be marketing a...
Read MoreCovid-19: 30,000 to 75,000 cases since March in Tahiti
by Ted Wood | Dec 9, 2020 | Healthcare, Tahiti, Travel
10 and 25% of the population has been contaminated. Too little to cause herd immunity. Epidemiologists from the country’s Covid platform, with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO), have estimated the number of...
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