Tahiti For Free or At A Great Bargain

As you may already know, we are big fans of Hawaii’s neighbor, French Polynesia, located just 5 hours due south of here in the same time zone. When flying from Los Angeles, the flight to Tahiti averages two hours longer than coming to Hawaii.

Tahiti’s tourism is down far more than Hawaii.

In February for example, only 10,372 overseas tourists visited Tahiti, which was 30% less than last year. By comparison Hawaii had over 1/2 million visitors in February.

Another recent loss for Tahiti was the departure of the Tahitian Princess cruise ship. The 700 passenger vessel left French Polynesia after seven years of cruising there and to the nearby Marquesas Islands.

The great news about Tahiti tourism.

This year’s bad economic conditions translate into a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit iconic French Polynesia for bargain prices that haven’t been seen in decades.

The Deals.

Here are just a few of the great deals now available from North America to Tahiti.  We’ll stay on the lookout for more deals as the year progresses.

1.  Free trips to Tahiti.

Tahiti Tourisme will be awarding six trips, including air (both to/from Tahiti and inter-island) and first-class hotels.  Trips may include Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Taha’a and Tikehau. The Tahiti government travel office is launching a series of video contests later this month (you’ll need to check back on their site).  Submit videos showing why you should win a free trip to Tahiti.

2.  6 nights Bora Bora from $1,499.

Includes round-trip air from Los Angeles on Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti. 6 nights at Le Matai Bora Bora. Leis on arrival and departure. Transfers.

3.  5 nights Moorea from $1,365.

Includes round-trip from Los Angeles on Air Tahiti Nui and inter-island ferry. 5 nights at Club Bali Hai.  Breakfast daily. Transfers.

Tahiti Tourisme’s marketing campaign features deals of the week, valuable discounts and savings in addition the online video contest.

Photo taken by Beat of Hawaii on the island of Huahine, French Polynesia.