Vanuatu will get you back to nature

How to get back to nature in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 30 May, 2014 Anne Majumdar travel weekly Back in the 17th century, Spanish explorer Pedro De Quiros first set foot on Espiritu Santo, mistakenly thinking he had found Australia. Although nowhere near as large as Australia, it is the largest ofVanuatu’s 83 islands and has a multitude of experiences to offer visitors keen to look further than tourist mainstay Efate. Increasingly accessible thanks to air services from Brisbane Read more [...]
Vanuatu second biggest Pacific tourist destination

Vanuatu second biggest Pacific tourist destination

How to get back to nature in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 30 May, 2014 Anne Majumdar travel weekly Back in the 17th century, Spanish explorer Pedro De Quiros first set foot on Espiritu Santo, mistakenly thinking he had found Australia. Although nowhere near as large as Australia, it is the largest of Vanuatu’s 83 islands and has a multitude of experiences to offer visitors keen to look further than tourist mainstay Efate. Increasingly accessible thanks to air services from Brisbane Read more [...]

Vanuatu: 10 reasons to Visit

10 reasons to get excited about Efate, Vanuatu 15 May, 2014 Anne Majumdar Hungry for adventure Efate’s mix of mountains and coastline offers a varied and vast range of activities for adventurous types in Vanuatu. Just 15-minutes outside Port Vila, visitors can climb the spectacular Mele Cascades with Evergreen Tours or instead abseil down the waterfall’s 35 metre face with Edge Vanuatu. Not high enough? Then tackle the six ziplines and two suspension bridges hanging 80 Read more [...]
Vanuatu-Japan Wharf project launches

Vanuatu-Japan Wharf project launches

Japan launches US$50m Vanuatu wharf project The Japanese government has launched a 50 million US dollars project to expand Lapetasi Wharf in Vanuatu to improve the archipelago’s international shipping capabilities. The president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, Akihiko Takana, says Vanuatu depends on maritime transport to sustain its economy. Dr Takana says because the volume of international cargoes is increasing, Vanuatu urgently needs to improve its handling Read more [...]

Vanuatu 49 milliseconds away from Global gateway

Vanuatu has a new Fiber Backbone Sydney, Australia, May 7th, 2014 - SpeedCast, a leading global satellite telecommunications service provider, today announced a further extension of its TIER 1 IP Backbone into Vanuatu. SpeedCast acquired significant fiber capacity on the new ICL-1 submarine cable, which will enable local service providers to supply high-speed connectivity across the island. This comes as the Pacific Island market is increasingly moving to fiber connectivity as demand grows Read more [...]