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Rillio Rii Personal Best at World Rowing Championships 2019
Vanuatu woman wins half-marathon in socks, no shoes
Noosa couple pack for a purpose on Vanuatu holiday
Department of Tourism reveals plans for big cruise ship visit
Tourism growth could expand to unforeseen numbers
Richard Butler | Island Life | 23 Nov 2018 The tourism industries of SPTO member countries will benefit from the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) through the promotion of the China Pacific Tourism Year 2019 (CPTY). This was announced by President Xi Jinping on Friday...
Virgin Oz mulls deploying Tigerair on South Pacific routes
Richard Butler | Ch Aviation | Aug 17th 2018 Virgin Australia Holdings is considering deploying its Tigerair Australia (TT, Melbourne Tullamarine) unit on South Pacific routes, a filing with Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) has revealed. In an...
Put this on your Bucket list
By CHEYENNE MACDONALD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS | July 10th 2018 A helicopter pilot has shared hair-raising footage of the view just above the mouth of a bubbling volcano. In a jaw-dropping video shared by Vanuatu Helicopters this week, Pilot...
Air Vanuatu announces more international flights
Richard Butler | Daily Post | Feb 2nd 2018 Air Vanuatu has announced additional capacity on international routes with an agreement to lease a Boeing 737 from Nauru Airlines during peak season ongoing until January 2020. The additional aircraft will operate new...
PNG ICCC to allow Air Niugini, Air Solomon Islands and Air Vanuatu codeshare agreement
Richard Butler | Fiji Sun | Jan 19th 2018 The Papua New Guinea Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) plans to allow Air Niugini to continue its partnership with Air Vanuatu and Solomon Airlines in their respective code-sharing arrangements. The...
Tourism as a way to lift the Pacific out of poverty
Richard Butler | TRF News | Nov 6th 2017 The seafront of Port Vila, Vanuatu, bustles with activity. Traders – most of them women – call out to tourists wandering past, imploring them to take a look at a kaleidoscopic island dress or intricately woven basket. These...
Work finally begins on rehab of main Vanuatu airport
Richard Butler | RNZ News | Nov 3rd 2017 Work has finally begun on the rehabilitation of Vanuatu's main international airport in Port Vila. The World Bank-funded Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project is led by a Chinese contractor. China Civil Engineering Construction...
Air Vanuatu in New Caledonia flights
Richard Butler | RNZ News | Oct 23th 2017 Air Vanuatu and New Caledonia's Aircalin have signed a codeshare agreement. The deal provides for six flights a week between Port Vila and Noumea, with Air Vanuatu flying four times a week and Aircalin twice. The two airlines...
BAUERFIELD TERMINAL UPGRADE
Richard Butler | Daily Post | Sept 16 2017 FEATURE Airports Vanuatu Ltd has just announced plans to upgrade the existing Bauerfield airport terminal, with the intention of having it ready in time for the influx of athletes and officials attending the Pacific Mini...
New Port Vila Seafront Walkway and Parkland
https://vimeo.com/301937445 A video by Megan Singleton (top NZ Blogger) produced by Media Mash to celebrate the newly upgraded Port Vila Seafront Walkway and Parkland stretching from Chantillys and Moorings Hotel to the Port Vila Market house, which will launch...
Maiden voyage with 54 ni-Vanuatu
Richard Butler | Daily Post | June 28th 2017 For P&O Cruise Liner, Pacific Explorer, this is its maiden voyage to Port Vila under its new name even though it had visited in the past as Dawn Princess. Not only that but it also has 54 ni-Vanuatu young men and women...
Pacific Haven Resort Limited releases the First Scuba Academy in a Vanuatu Resort Site
Richard Butler | June 5th 2017 Pacific Haven Resort Limited, a Vanuatu investment promotion authority approved company, has now released waterfront bungalows for sale, selling off plan and complimented by the first scuba divers academy within a Vanuatu resort site,...
Be part of Malekula’s adventure
Post by Richard Butler | 12 March 2017 | MALEKULA island is the second biggest island in Vanuatu and it is famous for its unusual festivals. Malampa Travel, local tour specialists, says if you’re keen on an outer-island cultural extravaganza then Malekula, with its...
Mystery Island to welcome 120 Cruise Ship visits next year
Post by Richard Butler | 1 January 2017 | Mystery Island will be setting a new record in 2017, for the highest number of cruise ship calls in a year. 120 cruise ships are expected to visit the tiny islet and port of call off Tafea province this year, said the Director...
First Chinese Cruise Ship Visits Vanuatu
Post by Richard Butler | 16 December 2016 | The Costa Atlantica, currently sailing China's first 46-day cruise to the South Pacific, has become the first large cruise to visit Vanuatu from China as it berthed in Port Villa earlier in the week with over 2,000 Chinese...
Easier travel between Vanuatu and Russia as visa waiver agreement comes into effect
Richard Butler | Vanuatu Digest | Nov 1st 2016 Citizens of Vanuatu and Russia no longer require a visa to enter each other’s countries, as a new visa waiver agreement between the two countries has now come into effect. The Governments of Vanuatu and Russia signed an...
Vanuatu Has Got To Be The Most Underrated Island Paradise On Earth
Post by Richard Butler from an article by Suzy Strutner | 12 October 2016 | Ask any traveler to run down their bucket list of islands to visit, and you’ll almost certainly recognize the lineup. Hawaii, Fiji, Bali, and Bora Bora are all stunning spots, to be sure. One...
