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Mercredi, 11 Août 2010 11:59 |
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 Earthquake update - August 11, 2010 – 11.00am: Vanuatu Tourism Office reports that no significant damage resulted from the earthquake in Vanuatu yesterday afternoon and normal tourism operations have returned. The Bauerfield Airport in Port Vila on Vanuatu’s main island of Efate closed temporarily yesterday afternoon as a precautionary measures to check for structural damage but has since opened and all flights are operating as normal. Annie Niatu Vanuatu Tourism Office general manager said all public places are open today and no major damage resulted from the earthquake. “Guests at the major resorts in Port Vila followed tsunami warning safety protocols and moved to higher ground however they were able to return to their accommodation shortly after and are again enjoying the warm hospitality of the locals in Vanuatu,” Annie said. |
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Lundi, 09 Août 2010 12:46 |
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 Source www.tropicpost.com: Lonely Planet released its latest travel guide list of the world’s happiest places. Topping the list is the 80 tropical island archipelago of Vanuatu, in the South Pacific island, while Montreal in Quebec holds second place. Lonely Planet said it was not surprised that Vanuatu emerged as the happiest place, because the general idea of a happy life, has images of a hammock in a white-sand beach. Vanuatu is known for its blue waters teeming with life, lush vegetation and scenic environment. This and more is reflected in the happy smiles of the local Ni-Vanuatu people. Lonely Planet’s travel guide pointed out Montreal is considered a happy city because it hosts Just for Laughs, which is one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals during summer. |
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Mardi, 03 Août 2010 09:38 |
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 Vanuatu Tourism Office’s 2nd issue What to Do in Vanuatu newspaper for July and August, published by the Vanuatu Daily Post is now available in PDF, featuring a special address delivered by Vanuatu founding father, late
Father Walter Lini to the nation on 30th July 1980, to celebrate
Vanuatu’s 30 years of Independence. In this issue tells the story of
Diana Tam Art Gallery, Efate and Santo maps, a splash on Best Of Diving
sites, shopping guides, travel tips, plus Vanuatu’s ever exciting range
of tours and activities visitors can choose to make a holiday to
remember. Click on front cover thumbnail (left) to download your copy.
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Mis à jour le Lundi, 09 Août 2010 13:00 |
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Mardi, 22 Juin 2010 09:25 |
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 On 2nd and 3rd June, VTO staff members came together at The Melanesian for a 2 days workshop to discuss a 3 years planning for VTO including, new vision, current and new activities, corporate culture featuring qualities of a good team and workplace discussing personal qualities, physical environment, learning environment, VTO work plan, leadership qualities & career opportunities, reviewed job descriptions, and Individual Development Plan. Though the workshop only ran for 2 days under the direction of Annie Niatu and Alison Allcock, all staff members agreed that it has been an overwhelmingly satisfying end result, and they are all looking forward to adapting into the new creative and electronic developments that are fast approaching inline with the new branding.
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Mercredi, 26 Mai 2010 16:00 |
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 All pacific islands put on their best dress to showcase their destinations at the 15th Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange from 19th to 21st May in Fiji, and in the end, Vanuatu was the hot favourite for the Booth Award! Positive comments filled the air from delegates who met with Vanuatu sellers, applauding the group on the destination’s well signposted booths that stood out with a beautiful array of flags and rich colours lining the area in front of each booth, as well as the back walls. Booths sneak peaked three of Vanuatu Tourism’s new creative brand shots, complimented by the white Vanuatu islands logo on red background on either side of the banners. The colours projected the destination stunningly, and the result, Vanuatu winning Best Booth Award. |
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Mis à jour le Mercredi, 26 Mai 2010 16:29 |
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Vendredi, 21 Mai 2010 14:35 |
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 Media release 19th May, 2010: Last night at the Tim Cahill Gala dinner for the Cancer Council, the Vanuatu Tourism Office and The Havannah Resort, Port Vila spent the night with Australia’s leading sporting and artistic talent and donated a hotly contested live auction item, raising more than $4000 for the Cancer Council. Hosted by Tim Cahill to raise funds for The Tim Cahill Cancer Fund for Children the evening included performances from the winner of So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2010, Robbie Kmetoni, as well as singers Angel Tupai and Mahalia Barnes. The evening was MCed by Alan Jones AO with Tim Cahill and Ian Thorp as special guests. |
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Vendredi, 21 Mai 2010 14:31 |
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 Vanuatu Tourism Office’s first What to Do newspaper is now available in PDF, featuring the legend of the Land Diving, plus VTO news updates, around Efate and Santo maps, dining and shopping guides, and a Vanuatu tour guide. Email Alcina Charlie on website@vanuatu.travel and request your copy.
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Vendredi, 21 Mai 2010 14:21 |
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 By Alcina Charlie: A day later and I am still elevated, locked in the memory of my massage bliss, and floating on the “waves” that are still rippling across my entire backside, and shoulders. My pressure points are now non existent and are just tingling sensations after my first Aromatherapy Back Massage at the Oasis Spa, at Warwick Le Lagon Resort. This type of massage concentrates on relieving tight and stressed muscles on the neck, shoulder, and backside, and oh am I relieved alright! I remember as I walk along the deck towards the newly opened Oasis Spa, taking photos as I go, I am surrounded by a deliciously lush, undulating landscape which provides a breathtaking experience offering the purest of privacy. My masseuse is Julia, gentle but firm, and very well trained and talented, relaxing tense muscles, soothing aches, and smoothening tight knots along my spine, shoulders, and backside, even right down to the hull of my palms and ankles. |
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Vendredi, 21 Mai 2010 13:59 |
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 Quite recently, Maina Lukai, VTO’s famils officer went on a half day, mixed bliss and adventure, tour called Blue Lagoon & Whitesands run by the South Pacific Tours. The group drove towards Teoma Ville and Rentapao area, passing Tamanu on the Beach, and 5 minutes later arrived at the stunning inland Blue Lagoon which features a crystal blue lagoon surrounded by lush trees and vegetation where guests can enjoy swimming, snorkelling, even a special ‘tarzan rope plunge’ and kayaking, see photo. |
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Vendredi, 21 Mai 2010 13:53 |
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 By Alcina Charlie, Website Officer: I was picked up by Melissa and staff of Events Vanuatu on Tuesday this week, and we drove off to a an area near the airport so I could find what the sizzling excitement was all about when I got the invitation from Sarah Sands of Events Vanuatu. When I arrived, my oh my what a surprise! Impressed, we pulled up to a huge marquee topping the size chart to 50m x 11m, the largest I have ever seen, here in Vila! I asked Melissa how it all happened and she briefed me that it was around a year ago, when a kiwi couple got married by Sarah and after the wedding, the groom who runs a company that designs and builds marquees, was overwhelmed by how Events Vanuatu had put together a fantastic wedding for him and his bride that arched the beginning of relationship which resulted to this hottest arrival. |
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Lundi, 03 Mai 2010 15:19 |
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 Story by Brenda Andre, VTO Senior Information Officer: My recent trip to Malekula was an enjoyable and interesting one. I accompanied a French journalist Marie Le Moel from Le Monde Magazine, based in Sydney Australia, from Saturday 10th April returning on Tuesday 13th April 2010. We were transferred to airport by Atmosphere Transfer to the Bauerfield domestic airport. Our flight time to Espiritu Santo was at 10.30am, arriving at 11.30am where we connected flight again to Norsup on Malekula arriving at 1.10pm We were met at the airport by Mrs Oreli, manageress for Nambelchel Bungalow who was guide and host. |
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Lundi, 03 Mai 2010 15:16 |
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 The Marketing Manager, Mr Sebastien Bador, proudly represented the Vanuatu tourism in the prestigious Queen’s Baton Relay for the XIX Commonwealth Games. The Queens Baton arrived over the weekend on Saturday 24th April, 2010 and relayed around Port Vila, up to the Pentecost land diving tower on the following day, and ended with a farewell relay of the Baton from Grand Hotel and Casino to the international Bauerfield airport on Tuesday 27th April. The baton then flew to the Solomon Islands.
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Lundi, 03 Mai 2010 15:14 |
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 The Vanuatu Tourism Office has kick started translating the website from English to French as of last week. Odile is translating the website and has successfully completed the homepage, menus, listing introductions, and is working on a page at a time. The Vanuatu Tourism Office would like to acknowledge the French Government, through the French Embassy, for the support in funding this project. Merci beaucoup! Industry members who wish to have their webpage translated to French can contact Odile on
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or phone +678 5357495. Special offer available.
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Lundi, 03 Mai 2010 15:07 |
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 For Nick Issachar, who has managed and seen Tanna’s boutique beauty transform from Tanna Lodge to Tanna Island Resort, today Friday 30th April 2010, is his last working day as manager. Nick takes this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and the business relationship shared from just over a year when he first took over the position.
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Lundi, 03 Mai 2010 14:51 |
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 Report by Danish Syed, Aquamarine Director: Vanuatu Tourism and Aquamarine exhibited at Beneath the Seas 2010, New Jersey, USA. Danish Syed represented VTO at the show. The show from an American consumers awareness perspective was a big success. Our presence was vital in the show as it complemented our Australian relationship with About Australia. About Australia pushed Vanuatu as a side destination throughout the show and kept sending people to our booth to learn more about our Vanuatu. The combination resulted in 3 interested groups in the Aus-Van trip and several groups interested in coming just to Vanuatu separately. |
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Mardi, 20 Avril 2010 13:47 |
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 Written by Alcina Charlie: No words can better put it than Simply Perfection! The Vanuatu roadshow in New Zealand, fantastically put together by the Vanuatu Tourism representative in Aotearoa Ms Jacquie Carson, took place last week from 13-15 April 2010. My band participated and promoted the destination via music. Theoretically, I was wearing 2 caps, almost like killing 2 birds with one stone. One cap had my Vanuatu Tourism id, which is where I work as the website officer, and the other, well, a more creative and arty side of Alcina singing on stage alongside keyboard (Jimme), guitar (Saka) and lead vocal (Philip). Here is the band's story. |
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Mis à jour le Vendredi, 23 Avril 2010 11:12 |
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Vendredi, 26 Mars 2010 12:33 |
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 Media Release 22 March 2010: Vanuatu Tourism Office is ramping up marketing activity in key source markets in the face of tough competition. A range of campaigns are being implemented in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia to increase Vanuatu’s global presence and combat competitor activity. Vanuatu Tourism Office general manager Annie Niatu says while 2010 will be a challenging year, positive growth is possible if significant marketing activity in undertaken in the major overseas markets. “2009 was a successful year for the industry, visitors were up around 11% and for the first time ever Vanuatu hit 100,000 visitor arrivals. |
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Mis à jour le Jeudi, 01 Avril 2010 12:49 |
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Vendredi, 19 Mars 2010 10:34 |
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 This year has had, for the first time, the best outcome so far for Tok Tok Noumea confirmed with a group booking of 25 clients in less than a week, directly as a result of the event held last weekend on the 10th to 12th March at Le Ramada Plaza in the capital city Noumea. VTO was represented by the Marketing Manager, Sebastien Bador and the New Caledonian and francophone market representative Martine Robin. Every morning from 7.30am to 9.30am, a power point presentation was displayed to showcase accommodations on Efate, Santo and Tanna. |
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Mardi, 16 Mars 2010 14:40 |
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 Media release: The cuisines of the South Pacific island nations are noted for their sensational use of coconut cream, fresh fruit and the most delicate fish. Away from the big resort hotels, skilled local cooks make the most delicious meals, whose range would surprise most tourists. Two years ago, New Zealand-born chef Robert Oliver, who has had a stellar career in the United States restaurant industry, went back to Fiji, where he grew up, to rediscover the art of Pacific cooking. He traveled to Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands to track down the most skilled local cooks. |
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Mardi, 16 Mars 2010 13:34 |
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This is the final week for VTO and the Vanuatu Daily Post to round up the contents for What To Do in Vanuatu. In the first issue, VTO joins with the Daily Post in developing the popular tourism newspaper to become the official monthly newspaper and mouthpiece for the Vanuatu Tourism Office in an exciting new development that will revolutionise the way Vanuatu tourism and industry news is promoted overseas. This features a copy of the newspaper in PDF for travel agents, wholesalers and general members of the industry to be able to download off the Vanuatu tourism website, Vanuatu Hotels, and the Daily Post website for their perusal. Keep a look out for What To Do in Vanuatu, soon to be launched. |
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