Category: Travel
Shark: beaches reopened to swimming
by Ted Wood | Dec 6, 2023 | Area, Environment, New Caledonia, Travel
At Baie des Citrons, in addition to the anti-shark net installed, the area will be fully supervised. All other beaches and islets are not secured, but are now authorized for swimming. Phew! Caledonians and tourists alike will...
Read MoreFiji Airways in New Caledonia
by Ted Wood | Sep 18, 2023 | Business, Economy, New Caledonia, Travel
The first flight is scheduled for 7 December. Fiji Airways has announced that the inaugural flight...
Read MoreParking charges at Tahiti-Faa’a International Airport have rocketed
by Ted Wood | Aug 10, 2023 | Area, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Travel
It’s true that prices around the world are very high… To park for an hour, the rate has been increased by… 100%. An increase of this magnitude is bound to arouse a great deal of public discontent. There...
Read MoreSydney: Caledonian gets three-year suspended sentence for airport bomb joke
Humor can be very expensive… Our colleagues from Caledonian public television. (NC 1ere)...
Read MoreCheaper 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 MoreAir Moana makes its debut
by Ted Wood | Feb 10, 2023 | Area, French Polynesia, Travel
The inter-island airline made two inaugural flights to Bora Bora on 8 February. The aim was to make itself known to tour operators and the media, but not only. These flights were also a dress rehearsal before the company’s...
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 More- Three new radars for Météo France
The French government is to provide 70% of the funding for the renewal of three observation radars. The three new radars cost 13 million Australian dollars. These installations should improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.