The lure of travel to almost any destination is created by a combination of how that place has been portrayed and your ...

Hawaiians revere Tahiti as part of their ancestral homeland, referred to as Kahiki. But with French Polynesia’s capital, Papeete, located more than 2,700 miles south of Hawaii’s capital in Honolulu, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hōkūleʻa, and sister canoe Hikianalia could make landfall in French Polynesia this Sunday, according to the Polynesian Voyaging Society. The ...

Even at the airport, Tahiti goes to great lengths to meet your expectations of the South Seas. By the queue at the immigration desk, a three-man combo plays traditional melodies, accompanied by a ...

For the second year in a row, Paul Gauguin Cruises has been voted Best Small Cruise in Condé Nast Traveler's2025 Readers' ...

I recently experienced the majestic beauty of the Islands of Tahiti — particularly Raiatea, Tahaa, and Moorea — and was truly blown away by what French Polynesia has to offer across the board. As a ...

There’s a new ship in French Polynesia: Windstar Cruises' Star Breeze. The 312-guest motor yacht set sail from her new homeport of Papeete on Sunday evening after a lively welcoming ceremony. The ...

Experience should tell well-traveled warm-weather wanderlusters that when offered this greeting at a tropical resort, it’s best to take it with a grain of sea salt. Too many times has this ...

Corals on the outer slop of the lagoon in Tatakoto, a remote atoll in French Polynesia.Alexis Rosenfeld—Getty Images Reporter French Polynesia announced the creation of the world’s largest Marine ...