Tahiti is French Polynesia’s largest and best-known island, often serving as the gateway to the region – but it’s far more than just a stopover. Tahiti is made up of two parts: Tahiti Nui (“nui” ...

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 ...

Marlon Brando famously fell in love with this private island while filming Mutiny on the Bounty. Now it’s home to The Brando— ...

Pro-independence forces won elections on France's Pacific territory of French Polynesia, giving them control of affairs on the archipelagos for the next five years and opening the way to a possible ...

In the enchanting waters of French Polynesia, emerald islands rise from sapphire seas and ancient traditions flow like trade winds through daily life. Within this postcard vision of paradise, one ...

France's worst coronavirus outbreak is unfolding 12 time zones away from Paris, devastating Tahiti and other idyllic islands of French Polynesia. French Polynesia relies upon the central government ...

The French Polynesian Government is calling for France to change its constitution to allow MPs to conduct debates in the Tahitian language. The bid follows a rejection by the French Government of two ...

Always follow the sound of the drums. That might be the best bit of advice for visitors to French Polynesia. Because when drums beat, enchantment looms. I didn’t understand that on my first visit to ...

The Pacific territory of French Polynesia is now reporting 2,731 coronavirus infections for every 100,000 inhabitants, far in excess of the disastrous figures in the French Caribbean territories of ...

PAPEETE, Tahiti — France’s worst coronavirus outbreak is unfolding 12 time zones away from Paris, devastating Tahiti and other idyllic islands of French Polynesia. The South Pacific archipelagos lack ...

Before Zika swept across most of Latin America and the Caribbean, the largest outbreak ever recorded had been in French Polynesia. Between 2013 and early 2014, researchers estimate nearly 20,000 ...