Wednesday 13th November 2013 Issue 37

Inside this issue: News from the office , VTO Out n About,

Industry News, Trade & Media, Events & Festivals , Entertainment

Publisher & Design: VTO. Host : Issuu.com. Images: David Kirkland (front cover), Auriane Litoung, SPTO, Chantilly’s on the Bay, Bev Anti, Jeanette Baude, Alain Funel. © All rights reserved. This electronic magazine may not be reproduced in any form, in whole, or part, without the consent of the publisher. The VTO can not be held liable for any information contained in the advertisements. COPYRIGHT: VANUATU TOURISM OFFICE. Vanuatu Tourism Office, PO Box 209, Port

Vila, Vanuatu. Ph (678) 22515 / 22685. Email tourism@vanuatu.travel. Web www.vanuatu.travel

News from the office

Christmas Australian Geographic store promotion

Vanuatu Tourism Office has partnered with Air Vanuatu and Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu to be the major Christmas promotion in Australian Geographic stores throughout Australia this year. Customers can enter online or in one of the stores to win a week in Vanuatu. Read more.

VTO participates at CITM China

China International Travel Mart (CITM) is the largest professional travel mart in Asia. It has drawn the attention of people in the tourism industry worldwide. Read more.

VTO attends Road Show and WTM This November the SPTO organised a South Pacific Road show to be held just prior to the World Travel Mart in London. This year only National Tourism Offices were invited to attend. The Vanuatu Tourist Office together with Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tahiti and the Cook Islands participated. The events were held in Glasgow, Manchester and London where all South Pacific selling.. Read more .

VTO Out n About

We’ve been seen promoting Vanuatu in China (CITM), London (WTM), and New Caledonia (WBV) in the last 2 weeks. Well done Allan, Jeanette, Auriane and Martine.

Le Vanuatu présent au Festival de la Bande Dessinée (BD Folies) de Boulouparis

Par Monsieur Alain Funnel: Le samedi 26 et le dimanche 27 octobre 2013, s'est déroulé le Festival de la Bande Dessinée à Boulouparis (BD Folies) en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Le Vanuatu y était représenté par la présence de la styliste jacqueline FUNEL-MOLKU qui a présenté pour la première fois, dans cette manifestation, sa collection de robes style Vanuatais… Voir plus.

Local Industry

PVWFL acknowledges tourism industry

for sponsoring raffle prizes By PVWFL Executive 2013: The Port Vila Women Football League, an association of women with a passion for soccer and an aim to develop this sports discipline amongst young girls and women in Port Vila, sent a letter requesting assistance with prizes for their first raffle fundraiser last month, and received support from VHRA and VTOA members who have offered prizes to support PVWFL’s raffle fundraiser. PVWFL would like to thank the following industry members for their support towards the raffle fundraiser; Chantilly’s on the Bay, The Havannah, Vanuatu Limos, Eratap Beach Resort, Evergreen Tours, Grand Hotel, Aromesence, Kayaking Vanuatu, and South Pacific Travel… Read more.

News in french

Land Diving Pic Judged One Of The Top Travel Photographs for 2013

Re-post by David Kirkland (author/photographer of A Road Less Travelled): Capture Magazine – Australia’s premier publication for professional photography – has just judged a photograph of the land diving ritual on Pentecost Island I captured (below) to be one of the top two travel photographs shot in 2013..... Read more.

The first urban village Tour for Luganville town

The sustainable Health, Education and Cultural Centre in Mango Village, a joint project through Mt Beauty Rotary Club from Victoria, Australia and Santo Rotary Club was handed over to the Mango Community on the 15th June, 2013. The objective of the project was to provide the materials and expert assistance to build a public toilet facility for the community. The available land is located within the vicinity of the village church and due to the need to meet ‘Cultural values’ it was also necessary to build a site screen wall, screening the toilet block from the church and community…. Read more. Photo caption: Urban life meets Village Life- Mango Village Tour Santo.

An opportunity to promote your festival for 2014! Dear Festival colleague, Each year to celebrate the New Year, KadmusArts features some of the year's best festival photographs from around the world. Our "Festival Year in Review" is posted on video channels, social networks, and on KadmusArts.com. The holiday greeting is also sent to festival, press and industry colleagues in 155 countries. Over 3 million users will see the "Festival Year in Review" video. The "Festival Year in Review" also features great music. Check-out last year's amazing images and music by Zeb and Haniya. If you have great photos from a festival, please submit up to 3 photos to be considered in our selection process. So, choose your best! The deadline is November 21, 2013, 4:00pm EST. Photographs should be at least 1024x768 in size or 1 megapixel. Read more.

Events & Festivals