Nice to see some places I know and love in Oceania come home with World Travel Awards. The World Travel Awards for Oceania were held recently, with awards being handed out to hotels, airlines and destinations in Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, and more. New Zealand (I’ve been twice and hope to go again in early 2025) was named Oceania’s Leading Destination 2024. It’s a remarkable country with an outstanding variety of things to see and do, and a wide variety of climatic/geographic zones that range from rugged mountains and fjords to wide, sandy beaches. Air New Zealand, which I Read more
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Visitors to The Islands of Tahiti from Canada are up 6.3% so far in 2024 compared to 2023, according to thInstitute of Statistics of French Polynesia. Sure to draw in even more Canadian travelers is the recent news that French Polynesia’s remote and paradise-like Marquesas Islands have just been officially added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, reserved for the globe’s most celebrated and cherished sites. The announcement brings about more international recognition for The Islands of Tahiti after the destination just successfully hosted Olympic Surfing at Teahupo’o. The Marquesan waters are one of the world’s last marine wilderness areas and Read more
