Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury and family travel. The Hilton Hotel Tahiti is one of the newest properties to open on the ...

Air Tahiti Nui and Air Tahiti sign a codeshare deal, streamlining travel to Bora Bora and Rarotonga from 2026.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Deurlein is an award-winning travel writer. For many, Tahiti is a jumping off point for a cruise or inter-island flight ...

By Athena Lucero Views from the passenger seat of an SUV transported me to a world far from the traffic and concrete of Los Angeles. On an extraordinary road tour around Tahiti's coastline, it was ...

The Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia are probably two of the most famous paradises on earth. White-sand beaches, swaying palm trees, rolling waves, clear waters teeming with easy-to-see sea life ...

The primary reason why so many Tahitian tourists flock to this stretch of shoreline is the sand: While many of the island's beaches boast a volcanic black hue, La Plage de Maui dazzles in pearly white ...

In the early 1600s, adventurous men took to the seas from their homelands in Europe, sailing across the Pacific Ocean—which encompasses more than 30 percent of the earth’s surface—in vessels with no ...

The Hokuleʻa and Hikianalia canoes have reached Tahiti after leaving Hawaii last month. The canoes sailed into Papeete, Tahiti, this afternoon and were welcomed by the Tahitian community, including ...

Surf's up for the 2024 Olympics. And while the vast majority of events will take place on the French mainland, there's one sport that will have a special site of its own, nearly 10,000 miles away: ...