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November
4 - Tampa
Hilton Westshore Tampa Airport
2225 North Lois Avenue
Tampa, FL 33607
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November 4 -
Los Angeles
The Westin Century Plaza Hotel & Spa
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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November 5 - New York/Manhattan
The New York Helmsley Hotel
212 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10014
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November 5 - San Diego/Mission
Valley
Hilton San Diego Mission Valley
901 Camino Del Rio South
San Diego, CA 92108
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November 6 - Sacramento
Radisson Hotel Sacramento
500 Leisure Lane
Sacramento, CA 95815
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November 6 - Washington D.C/
Arlington
Hilton Arlington & Towers
950 N. Stafford Street
Arlington, VA 22203
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November 11- Detroit/Troy
Hilton Northfield
5500Crooks Road @ I-75
Troy, MI 48098
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November 11 - Denver/Tech Center
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech
7800 E. Tufts Avenue
Denver, CO 80231
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November 12 - Chicago/Oakbrook
Wyndham Drake Oak Brook
2301 York Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523
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November 12 - Albuquerque
Albuquerque Doubletree
201 Marquette Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
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November 13 - Minneapolis
Hilton Minneapolis /St. Paul Airport
3800 East 80th Street
Bloomington, MN 55425
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November 13 - Phoenix
Phoenix Airport Marriott
1101 North 44th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
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*Tahiti Tourisme Workshops for Retail Travel Agents is
an "ACCESS APPROVED" seminar, which qualifies for 3
CREDITS in the Travel Counsellor Advanced Level Certification Program.
If you are not yet registered in the certification program, registration
forms are available from CITC, or you can register online at their Web
site at www.CITC.ca |
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August 2003
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National Geographic Adventure
Journey to Water World |
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Jon
Bowermaster, a contributing writer to National Geographic Adventure
Magazine writes about his kayaking adventure through the Tuamotu Atolls. In a stunning 12
page article, with images by photographer Peter McBride, Bowermaster's
team ventures through a half-dozen of the atolls, including: Rangiroa,
Fakarava, Tikehau, Toau and Faaite.
Click
here to see a summary of the Story on National Geographic Adventure's Web
site!
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| National
Geographic Adventure has a readership of over 1.2 million |
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August 2003
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Architectural Digest
Exotic Homes Around the World |
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In the special hotel
section of the recent issue of Architectural Digest, the Bora Bora Nui
Resort & Spa,
part of Starwood's Luxury Collection, is one of five hotels chosen throughout the world to be highlighted for its unique architecture and design.
Leading this special Travel Section, the Bora Bora Nui is featured in over 6
pages with several gorgeous images of the newly opened property. The
article notes many of Bora Bora Nui's amenities, including its 10,000
square-foot infinity pool, the largest throughout Tahiti & Her
Islands. |
| Architectural
Digest has a readership of over 2.4 million |
| Aug / Sept 2003 |
Modern Bride
Destination South Pacific
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Rich Rubin opens an article
titled 'Destination South Pacific', referring to Tahiti & Her Islands
as a Trés Tropical Paradise. The article covers Tahiti, Fiji,
Australia, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, New Caledonia and Samoa. Rich
touches upon the culture, food, excursions, as well as spa experiences
offered, such as the Here Nui couples massage at the Hélène
Spa located at the InterContinental Beachcomber Resort Moorea.
The Intercontinental Beachcomber Resort Tahiti, Bora Bora Lagoon
Resort, Le Maitai Dream Fakarava and Pearl Resorts were all
included in the article with contact information. |
| Modern
Bride has a readership of over 4.5 million |
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September
2003
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Travel + Leisure
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The
A-List
Travel + Leisure featured their A-List of 125 Travel Agents in the
recent September issue. In a survey poll of the A-List Travel
Agents, French Polynesia placed #1 for "Best Honeymoons and Romantic
Getaways." Hawaii placing second. In addition, the Taha'a Pearl Beach
Resort & Spa (which has recently changed their name to "Le Taha'a
Private Island & Spa"), was pictured with the survey results. |
| Travel +
Leisure has a readership of 4,323,506 |
| Sept/Oct
2003 |
Bridal Guide's Honeymoon
Supplement |
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South Pacific - It's
a Wrap
The South Pacific section of Bridal Guide's Honeymoon Supplement in their
September/October issue opens with a feature on Le Taha'a Private Island
& Spa. Noting that the resort's Manea Spa is "one of the newest
and most talked about spas in Tahiti." The article also covers the
island of Taha'a with several ideas for exploration including visiting the
local vanilla plantations and pearl farms.
Article written by Shari Mycek |
| Bridal
Guide has a readership of 1,116,665 |
| Fall/Winter
2003 |
Weddings & Honeymoons |
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20 Top H2O Honeymoons
French Polynesia was chosen as one of the twenty top honeymoon water
destinations by author Joe Yogerst. Focused on the Tuamotu atolls, and
featuring the Hotel Kia Ora in Rangiroa, the description of the Tuamotu
atolls states that honeymooners can "dive or snorkel with black-tip
sharks or giant manta rays (and) sleep the starry nights away in an over water
bungalow..." |
| Weddings & Honeymoons
has a readership of 150,000 |
| Summer/Fall
2003 |
Fine |
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Bora
Bora is Eden Eden
In a 7-page spread, author Elizabeth Norwood compares the Hotel Bora Bora
to the Bora Bora Nui Resort & Spa, claiming that the "new kid and
the grand dame have very different definitions of paradise.". In
addition to a dozen gorgeous images, the article highlights Air Tahiti
Nui's Poerava Business Class noting that "you'll arrive
surprisingly refreshed." |
| Fine has a readership of
250,000 |
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September
2003
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Scuba Diving |
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DIVE
Log - Tahiti and Her Islands
In a 6-page article author and photographer Michael Aw captures
Tahiti and Her Islands for divers from above and below. The article
highlights
various activities including music, dance and the simplicity of life in
French Polynesia in addition to the world-class diving. The article also
covers valuable information for readers including travel tips and an
accurate description of the five archipelagos.
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| Scuba Diving has a
readership of 650,456 |
| September
2003 |
Surf |
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MASSIVE
TEAHUPO'O
In addition to the cover shot of the famed Teahupo'o wave, Tahiti and
Her Islands is featured in a dozen images in the recent issue of Surf. A
20-page article by Justin Cote covers the recent Billabong
Surf Contest and beautifully highlights not only the waves of Tahiti-iti,
but the land as well. Famed surfer Kelly Slater is quoted in the article,
"We all look forward to and are terrified of Teahupo'o every year. I
really want to thank the Tahitian people for all that they do for this
contest".
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| Surf has a readership
of 250,000 |
| September
2003 |
Surfing |
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Another cover shot of
Teahupo'o is featured in the September issue of Surfing magazine. Complete
with dozens of images of Tahiti and Her Islands, Nick Carroll writes a
side-bar titled "The Value of Straight Line" offering key points to surfers
by illustrating Cory Lopez' s "straight line" on a decent sized
wave at Teahupo'o. |
| Surfing has a readership
of 244,283 |
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InterContinental Beachcomber Resorts has announced the
release of their new double CD album, Moana Lounge Polynesian Vibes,
which presents some south pacific lounge music. The CD is currently
available in each of their resorts for 4500 xpf. You can also find the CD
at Virgin Music
and online at Amazon.com
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Effective July
1st, 2003
Formerly known as the Raiatea Pearl Resort, the hotel is now called: Raiatea Hawaiki Nui
Hotel. This charming 3-star hotel has recently undergone
renovations and is now pleased to offer clients meal plans.
Effective January 1st, 2004
The Taha'a Pearl Beach Resort & Spa is pleased to announce their
new name:
Le Taha'a, Private Island & Spa. The Resort will undergo the
following changes:
- The Moana Over-water Suites will be renamed as the Sunset Over-water
Suites.
- The Beach Suites will be called Beach Villas
- Regular Helicopter transfers between Bora Bora and Taha'a will be
available.
For more
information, please contact Pearl Resorts:
Kahi Arnaud
kahi.arnaud@spmhotels.pf
Sales Manager
310.649.2528
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Kia Ora |
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The Kia Ora
Hotel is proud to announce its new swimming pool which was officially
"baptized" by the famous Hollywood Director Tony Scott and his
family. He is internationally known for such films as Top Gun, Beverly
Hills Cop 2, Enemy of the State and many other movies. |
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Golf
Course located in Atimaono, 45 minutes from Papeete
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golf course offers a pool, Pro Shop, boutique, bar and restaurant service
till 04:00 pm. The course is 6900 yards long, par 72, mostly flat with a few
small hills. Course rules requires that each player have his own set of
clubs. Balls, tees and other expendables may also be available for
purchase at the Pro Shop. 2003 Travel Agent Rates and 2004 rates are also
available. For more information, please contact Skip Anderson at: skiptahiti@yahoo.com
or Tahiti Tourisme at: info@tahiti-tourisme.com
*The
golfer’s Lunch Menu @1800 xpf includes one choice in each category:
salad, Main Course and Beverage (Glass of wine, soft drink or Hinano Beer)
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of Events
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October
15th-17th: Welcome back to the 'Hawaiki Nui Va'a'! With approximately 82
to 84 teams, including Hawaii and New Zealand, the international canoe race
will depart on October 15th from Fare, Huahine to Uturoa, Raiatea. The following
day, the race will leave Raiatea for Taha'a. On October
17th, a 58-kilometer distance race departing at 7:00 a.m. will have
competitors striving to reach Matira
Point in Bora Bora by 12:30 with the last canoe expected to arrive around 01:30. |
Photo-Tatiana Solman |
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Special
Feature! |
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Tahiti closest to Mars |
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Towards the end of August, on the
evening of August 27th, we had witnessed the closest approach of
Mars to Earth in almost 60,000 years! The Los Angeles Times noted in their
Sunday edition that 'Tahiti was roughly the closest spot to Mars
during the event', quote taken from Bruce Betts, an LA based scientist
with the Planetary Society. At 2:51 a.m. Pacific time on August 27
(that's 11:51 p.m. August 26th for Tahiti!), Earth and Mars had swung right by each other with the Earth near its farthest point from
the sun and Mars at its closest. If this event happens in the future, it
will be featured in 2287. |
| Whale-watching
season opens off |
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The Humpback whale watching
season has opened in Tahiti & Her Islands as these large animals
prepare to leave their winter tropical breeding grounds and migrate polar
oceanic waters. Some whale specialists estimate that between 300 and
1,000 such whales can visit the Polynesian waters, where they spend the
winter, mainly for mating. Michael Poole of the Center of Islands
Research and Environmental Observatory on Tahiti's sister island of Moorea
has reported that "this is a normal season". These whales are
observed in Tahiti & Her Islands between June and December, but the
best time is between August and October.
Text provided by Tahiti Presse |
| Increase
of American Visitors |
Tahiti and Her Islands
welcomed 96,992 visitors during the first half of 2003, an 11.5% increase
over the same period a year ago, giving Tahiti a
net six-month increase of 10,005 visitors. There has been a 28% increase in the volume of North American visitors to
Tahiti during the first half of 2003. Trying to capitalize on the positive
travel attitude of North Americans today, Tahiti Tourisme North America's
campaign messages will be simple. The accent will be on the romance and
serenity of
Tahiti & Her Islands, the key values that attract North American visitors today.
Visitors particularly appreciate the “Hidden Paradises”, such as the
Tuamotu atolls of Fakarava and Rangiroa and the Leeward Islands of Huahine
and Taha’a.
Text provided by Tahiti Presse |
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