by Richard Butler | 14 May 2016 | Invest, News, Play
Post By Richard Butler | 14th May 2016 |
With the new National Convention Centre now built in the Capital of Port Vila and handed over to Vanuatuan control, the small Pacific nation of Vanuatu has been provided with a venue that will attract many inbound travellers.
The increase in visitors should begin soon, and all providers of tourism services – including transport, accommodation, restaurants, sight-seeing and sporting services – stand to benefit.
The convention centre has been Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 26 Apr 2016 | Invest, Live & Work, Play
Post by Richard Butler | 26th April 2016 |
An article by Anita Roberts with the above title has appeared in the Vanuatu Daily Post. (See extract below)
This is excellent news for those wanting to move to, invest in, or do business in Vanuatu. It augers well for future development on Tanna Island, and will surely make it more attractive for tourism ventures to set up here. We applaud the government of Vanuatu and the people of Tanna for their forward thinking attitude.
There is always a concern Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 20 Apr 2016 | Play
Post by Richard Butler, Co-Editor | 20 April 2016
Every four years there’s an Olympic story which captures the heart of the world and this summer Miller Pata and Linline Matauatu are dreaming that it’s them making waves on the Copacabana.
Four years ago the smiley superstars from the tiny South Pacific Ocean island of Vanuatu agonizingly missed out on a place at London 2012.
But as Rio fast approaches this coming August, the duo have eyes firmly fixed on aiming to represent a nation Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 20 Apr 2016 | Invest, News, Play
Post by Richard Butler, Co-Editor | 20 April 2016
The prestigious online news service "Huffington Post" has come out with an article highlighting the value of a Vanuatu passport.
In an article entitled "Could Vanuatu Be the Best Value Choice For a Second Passport?" Charmaine Belonio sang the praises of making this wise choice.
Here is her article verbatim...
In this ever-changing world we live in, you can’t always be sure about what the future holds for you, your family, business, and Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 19 Apr 2016 | Invest, News, Play
Post by Richard Butler, Co-Editor | 18 April 2016
Vanuatu Tourism Office will be launching a major marketing push in New Zealand and Australia to coincide with today's completion of emergency repairs to the country's international airport.
The $US1.2 million dollar repair work, which began in late February, was carried out after safety concerns raised about the Bauerfield runway in January led to the suspension of Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand flights Read more [...]
by Adrian Hunter | 16 Apr 2016 | Invest, News, Play
By staff writer Adrian Hunter
The Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) has released a new video that is designed to attract the interest of potential tourist visitors to Vanuatu. It will be used to reawaken the Australian and New Zealand market to the wonders of this 83-island nation on their doorstep.
Although tourist numbers obviously took a hit after Cyclone Pam, the government is working hard - and especially through the VTO headed up by tourism industry veteran Ms Linda Kalpoi - to not only restore Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 11 Apr 2016 | Invest, Play
Travel Weekly, Destinations | April 08 2016
VANUATU’S BAUERFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’S REPAIRS ARE 95% COMPLETE, WITH THE FINAL WORKS FOR PHASE ONE SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED IN THE COMING WEEKS
After slight delays with the shipping of materials from Fiji, the construction in Port Vila is well underway and all parties are working together to fast-track the delivery of materials to ensure it is completed as soon as possible.
Fulton Hogan, the New Zealand company overseeing the repairs, Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 30 Jan 2016 | Play
Source: Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving Website
Unbelievable history of the Star of Russia lying silent on the seabed of Port Vila harbour - just one of many Vanuatu wreck dive sites waiting for international divers to explore.
The Star was large vessel, almost 83 metres long and 12 metres wide with a tonnage of 1,981 tons gross. The first owner was James P. Corry & Company of Belfast. The Star was the largest of 12 almost identical ships built for Corry. She was used to transport jute Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 12 Jan 2016 | Play
Vanuatu Daily Post Jan 12th 2016
The President of Vanuatu Scuba Operators Association (VSOA), Mike Crawford, says Vanuatu has the potential to be the best tourist related country in the whole South Pacific.
Crawford gave his view while discussing the future of scuba operations in the country as a contributor to tourism development in Vanuatu.
He has confirmed information from the Department of Tourism that the department and its stakeholders including VSOA have been working on new standards Read more [...]
by Richard Butler | 29 Jul 2014 | Live & Work, Play
An unspoiled, tribal way of life still holds sway in the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu. But, as Nick Squires is relieved to discover, they don’t eat visitors any more.
A dozen semi-naked men ululated in a jungle clearing as the ticklish business of how best to cook a human being was patiently explained to me.
“First, our ancestors would dig a hole in the ground like this,” said villager Berna Kambai, using his finger to draw a rectangular shape in Read more [...]
