Friday 5th April 2013 Issue 14
DIVE INTO VANUATU!
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News from the office Winner of ODEZ dives into Vanuatu Vanuatu Tourism held a competition to win a dive competition at the ODEZ dive show in November 2012 in Sydney. The winner, Kirsty Waring and her partner travelled in March this year, courtesy of Villa 25 and Big Blue and Kirsty completed her dive certificate. They are already planning their next trip back to Vanuatu!
VTO ebook newsletter uploaded to website Only recently 2-3 weeks ago, the VTO officer in charge of eMarketing and Website Ms Alcina Charlie, re-launched Vanuatu Tourism’s online news in the VTO website www.vanuatu.travel under Travel Services after 2 years since the last articles were published. Ms Charlie, has started to populate the section but rather in a slight twist compared to past presentations. This time round, instead of publishing individual news articles, she has embedded codes of each Island Nius ebook into the section and added a flipbook link for online viewers to read the full newsletter on ebook. This is to encourage viewer engagement and help to boost subscriptions to the Vanuatu Tourism Island Nius newsletter. Further upgrades and developments to the newsletter and an insight to VTO’s new guide will soon be announced. Check it out http://vanuatu.travel/travel-services/tourism-news/
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Local Industry Vanuatu Helicopters under new ownership
For release: Anyone who has lived in or visited Vanuatu in the past would surely have seen the helicopter perched on the floating platform just a short distance from the Seawall in Port Vila and the famous Nambawan Café. Vanuatu Helicopters have been operating from their Port Vila base since 2006 and have grown into a very successful business not only in the tourism industry taking excited holiday makers to their resorts or on amazing scenic flights and adventures all over Vanuatu but also for assisting other businesses with commercial operations and medical evacuations. The company has recently been bought by one of Australasia and the South Pacific’s premier aviation operators, Garden City Helicopters. Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Garden City Helicopters is one of the regions most experienced aviation companies with over 25 years’ experience providing world-class helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft operations with an enviable safety record second to none. For further information please contact Operations Manager Andy Martin: Phone: + 678 77 44106 Fax: + 678 77 22052 Email: info@vanuatuhelicopters.com Website: www.vanuatuhelicopters.com
Evergreen Tours launches 2013-14 rates
Evergreen Limited, fully licensed inbound tour operator in Port Vila and 100% locally owned by the Malas Family who are the custom land owners of the spectacular Mele Cascades Waterfalls have released a new brochure and rates for year 2013 to 2014. Apart from tours, Evergreen also offers airport transfers, organizes weddings, events and functions, and offer cruise & groups itineraries. Click here to view and download Evergreen’s new rates. Phone +678 23050. Visit www.evergreenvanuatu.com
Vanuatu promoted to Ibaraki-ken governor, Japan
On 21st March, Ms Rie, Vanuatu Tourism Japanese representative based in Japan, met with Ibaraki-ken City governor to talk about Vanuatu. The meeting was covered by Japanese medias including TV, radio, and new publications highlighting a very productive discussion which, according to VTO’s Japanese rep Mr Doyama, could easily develop into potential Port Vila and Ibaraki-ken sister city partnership, student exchange programs, Agriculture, farming, trade and tourism possibilities. The VTO acknowledges Mr Doyama and Mr Osuka from the Melanesian and South Pacific Tours for the work done in promoting Vanuatu to the Japanese market throughout the years and ongoing. Above photo: Ms Rie conversing with the Governor of Ibaraki-ken City, in Japan.
Industry Vanuatu Secret Garden launches new website & tour products For release: The popular Secret Garden has launched a great looking new web site on www.vanuatusecretgarden.com with a slideshow of their increasingly popular garden tour and island feast nights on a Tuesday and Thursday and has announced a new custom magic and island food tour on a Friday and a unique island food delivery service for tourists. Owner Jennifer Neil – Jones said that the new web site will help advance bookings of their tours and has been designed following requests by wholesalers and tour operators. The Secret Garden has a popular Island Feast night every Tuesday and Thursday with a unique custom magic show, dancers from Ambrym and Tanna, and stringband who play great songs. The delicious Ambae style island food is also becoming popular as a unique takeaway delivery every Friday with bakedfish and chicken, curry meat balls, punia baked vegetables, manioc pudding and banana pudding and fresh greens all wrapped up in banana leaf and put in a woven coconut bag and delivered to hotels every Friday evening for just vt1500 to anywhere in Port Vila. Bookings must be made to the gardens by Thursday close of business. Custom magic has been popular at the Secret Gardens and an exciting new tour has been launched on a Friday morning showing a special custom magic show, a sand drawing demonstration and demonstrating how the island food is prepared and coconut baskets are woven. You also get to wander around the popular outdoor cultural centre. All this for vt1500 by booking direct but you need your own transport to the gardens. Bookings and ore information can be made by calling +678 26222 or +678 7747869.
Photos left to right: lap-lap parcel ready to be delivered to guest hotel, custom magic demonstrations at the Secret Gardens.
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