2006 March Tiare News
TOUR OPERATOR SPOTLIGHT PRODUCT UPDATES TIARE PROGRAM NEWS ISLAND HERITAGE

Tiare Program News

Partners Sales Team - Part II
Tahiti Tourisme North America Participates at Tradeshows
Invitation to Maison De La France National Series
Tiare Agents Working Towards Their Certification
Tahiti Workshops in the US, Canada, and Mexico
Manuia To Our New Certified Tiare Agents!
    

Partners Sales Team - Part II

After featuring the list of our Tour Operator Sales Representatives in the 2006 February Tiare News (click Here), we decided to feature contact information about our Hotel Partners.

Again, this is a good opportunity to fulfill the Partner Sales Training/Seminar or Fam Trip requirements, if you haven't done so already.

Company Name
Contact
Phone Number & Email Address
Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa Leslie Elliott 800-830-2409
lelliott@bblr.net
Hotel Bora Bora, an Aman Resort Marci Bogusz 800-421-1490
mbogusz@amanresort.com
Bianca Henry +689-60-44-23 bianca.henry@hotelborabora.pf
InterContinental French Polynesia Marsha Morton 310-215-1796
marsha.morton@icfp.us
Hotel Kia Ora and Kia Ora Sauvage Evelyne Gaudin 310-453-8853
Info@EvelynesCollection.com
Le Maitai Dream Fakarava and Le Maitai Polynesia (Bora Bora) Laurent Darcy +689-86-51-08
l.darcy@hms.hotelmaitai.com
Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts French Polynesia Samantha Spurgeon +689-47-07-07
s.spurgeon@lemeridien-tahiti.net
Pearl Resorts & Spa
Le Taha'a Private Island & Spa (Relais Chateau)
Kahi Arnaud 800-65-PEARL
kahi.arnaud@spmhotels.pf
Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti Jeannine Bishop +689-48-88-88
jbishop@radisson-tahiti.pf
Sofitel/Accor Bambi Bryant
Los Angeles (West of Mississippi River)
800-821-7373 or 310-302-0042
bambi.bryant@accor.com
Stephen Winter
New York (East of Mississippi River)

212-631-0100 stephen.winter@accor.com
Nathalie Revah
Montreal (Canada)
514-861-6341
nathalie.revah@accor.com
Starwood Hotels & Resorts French Polynesia Brian Lynx 310-338-1111
brian.lynx@starwoodhotels.com
Te Tiare Beach, an Outrigger Resort Georgeann Markmiller 888-600-8455
tetiarebeach@netcour.com

Stay tuned for additional information on our Partners in our future newsletters!

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Tahiti Tourisme North America Participates at Tradeshows

Tahiti Tourisme North America will be exhibiting at the following tradeshows. Please stop by our booth to pick up flyers and meet our participating partners.

  • April 4: Community International World Travel Expo (Bel Age Hotel, West Hollywood, CA)
    Participating Partners in the booth: Air Tahiti Nui and Air New Zealand
    Participating Partners with flyers only: Pearl Resorts, Pleasant Holidays, Sunspots International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts French Polynesia
  • April 25: Community International World Travel Expo (The Castle at Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers, Boston, MA)
    Participating Partners in the booth: Air Tahiti Nui and Pleasant Holidays
    Participating Partners with flyers only: Air New Zealand, Pearl Resorts, Sunspots International and Starwood Hotels and Resorts French Polynesia
  • June 24 & 25: Scuba Show (Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA)
    Participating Partners in the booth: Air New Zealand and Happy Vacations
    Participating Partners with flyers only: Air Tahiti Nui, Caradonna Dive Adventure, Pleasant Holidays, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts French Polynesia
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Invitation to Maison De La France National Series

It's not too late to register for the Maison De La France (French Government Tourist Office) Seminars! Next week, Tahiti Tourisme and Air Tahiti Nui will join Maison De La France for their National Series Seminar from Monday, March 27 to Thursday, March 30, 2006. The road show includes the cities of New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco.

Each seminar will begin with a presentation by Maison De La France and include a tradeshow, where the agents will have the opportunity to meet each participating supplier. A cocktail reception will be served at each venue and you may enter a drawing to win a prize.

Again, another opportunity to fulfill your partner sales training if you haven't completed the requirement.

  • Monday, March 27, 2006: New York, NY
    Location: Hotel Park Central, 870 Seventh Ave. at 56th Street, New York, NY 10019
    Hotel Phone Number: 212-707-5050
    Hours: 5:00pm - 8:00 pm

  • Tuesday, March 28, 2006: Boston, MA
    Location: Hyatt Regency Boston, 1 Ave. de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111
    Hotel Phone Number: 617-912-1234
    Hours: 5:30pm - 8:00pm

  • Wednesday, March 29, 2006: Chicago, IL
    Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
    Hotel Phone Number: 312-565-1234
    Hours: 5:00pm - 8:00pm

  • Thursday, March 30, 2006: San Francisco, CA
    Location: InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, Number One Nob Hill, 999 California St., San Francisco, CA 94108
    Hotel Phone Number: 415-392-3434
    Hours: 5:00pm - 8:00 pm

To register for a seminar, email marketing.nyc@franceguide.com or call 212-745-0985 with your full name, travel agency, phone number, and email address.

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Tiare Agents Working Towards Their Certification

If you are not a Certified Tahiti Tiare Agent and are working towards your certification, don't forget to submit your information if you have fulfilled some of the requirements.


For agents who have enrolled through the E-Learning workshop, please log in to your profile with your email address and password. If you have registered through:

  • Tahiti Tourisme North America, visit www.TiareAgent.com
  • Tahiti Tourisme North America and Brendan Worldwide Vacations, visit http://brendantiare.tahiti-tourisme.com/
  • Tahiti Tourisme North America and Happy Vacations, visit http://happyvacations.tiareagent.com/

For agents who have enrolled through a Tahiti workshop seminar, please fax us the documentation at 310-414-8490 (Attn: Tahiti Tiare Program)


If you don't know your status, please contact us at Tiare@Tahiti-Tourisme.com

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Tahiti Workshops in the US, Canada, and Mexico

Need to refresh your knowledge of the destination and meet our Tahiti Suppliers?

Tahiti Tourisme North America will hold its annual Spring Tahiti Workshops including a total of 19 cities in the US (13), Canada (3), and Mexico (3). The selected cities include:

  • US: Bridgeport (CT), Chicago, (IL), Detroit (MI), Ft. Lauderdale (FL), Houston (TX), Irvine (CA), St Louis (MO), Minneapolis (MN), New York (NY), Phoenix (AZ), Pleasanton (CA), San Diego (CA), and Seattle (WA).

    Participating Airline Partners:
    Air France, Air New Zealand, and Air Tahiti Nui
    Participating Hotel Partners: Accor Hotels & Resorts French Polynesia, Hotel Bora Bora, Hotel Kia Ora and Kia Ora Sauvage, InterContinental French Polynesia, Outrigger Te Tiare Beach, Pearl Resorts & Le Taha'a Private Island and Spa
    Participating Tour Operator Partners: Brendan Worldwide Vacations, Classic Vacations, Club Med, Happy Vacations, Islands Escapes by Goway, Islands In The Sun, Jetabout Island Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, Sunspots International, Tahiti Legends, and Travel Impressions

    Click here for details on US venues and registration


  • Canada: Montreal (QC), Toronto (ON), and Vancouver (BC). Note that the presentation on the destination will be held in French.
    Participating Airline Partners: Air New Zealand, and Air Tahiti Nui
    Participating Hotel Partners: Accor Hotels & Resorts French Polynesia, Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa, Hotel Bora Bora, InterContinental French Polynesia, Outrigger Te Tiare Beach, Pearl Resorts & Le Taha'a Private Island and Spa
    Participating Tour Operator Partners: Boomerang Tours, Islands Escapes by Goway, Tours Chanteclerc and Voyages Cassis

    Click here for details on Canadian venues and registration

  • Mexico: Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Mexico City
    Participating Airline Partners:
    Air New Zealand, and Air Tahiti Nui
    Participating Hotel Partners: Accor Hotels & Resorts French Polynesia, Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa, Hotel Bora Bora, InterContinental French Polynesia, Pearl Resorts & Le Taha'a Private Island and Spa
    Participating Tour Operator Partners: ANZ Tours, Jetabout Island Vacations, Marsoceanica*, Metropolis Mayoristas en Viajes, OITSA, Olga Pulido South Pacific Tours, Pleasure Travel*, Travelhaus Operadora de Viajes and Viajes Monterrey Travel/Viamosa*

    Click here for details on venues and registration

*These wholesalers will only be physically available in Monterrey

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Manuia To Our New Certified Tiare Agents!

Congratulations to our new Certified Tahiti Specialists who have recently completed all of the requirements in the program!

Dara Dudish, Cruise.com, FL
Jayne Hathaway, My Honeymoon Planner/Great Escape Travel, MA
Michelle Mangio, Magical Escapes, MA
Beverly Hofecker, Trofino Tri-Star Travel, PA
Lynn Rodrigues, Carefree Vacations, CA
Stephanie Ryer, Your Travel Source, CA
Jessica Sadek, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, MN
Gtrechen Stalb, Liberty Travel, NY

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The information listed above is subject to change without notice.

Tahiti Tourisme North America - 300 Continental Blvd, Suite 160, El Segundo, CA 90245 - Tiare@Tahiti-Tourisme.com