This is the third year in a row that the four-star Polynesian resort has made the grade but this is the first time the property has been granted Silver status.

Le Maitai General Manager Ms. Catherine Savatier says, “After being granted Bronze status for the past two years, we decided that with a concerted effort we could make the move to Silver. This was an intensive process that involved daily checks across all departments to meet the requirements of the Green Globe Benchmarking and Certification program. It wasn’t easy but it’s definitely worth it to achieve this level of globally recognised eco-accreditation.”

The criteria for the accreditation includes the stringent evaluation of areas such as:

• Water and energy consumption
• Garbage management
• Environmental preservation
• Staff commitment to sustainability practises
• Communication inside the hotel and with third parties
• Participation in local and community life

For further information about Le Maitai, please visit http://www.hotelmaitai.com/

For further information about Green Globe, the premier global certification for sustainability, please visit www.greenglobecertification.com

Hotels can only be recognized by fulfilling rigid standards covering world’s best environmental practices in water and energy consumption, rubbish recycling and waste, environment preservation, staff commitment, internal and external communication and community involvement.

To celebrate this achievement, travelers can now visit Le Maitai Bora Bora with the following five night package, which includes two bonus nights at no extra cost:-

Ex Brisbane                  $2345*

Ex Sydney                    $2339*

Ex Melbourne              $2319*

The package includes :

• Return economy airfares
• Return airport transfers in Papeete and Bora Bora
• 1 night pre and 1 night post in Papeete at Manava Suite Resort Tahiti
• Return domestic airfares from Papeete to Bora Bora
• Valid for sale to 31 March 2010 and for travel 1 February to 31^st March 2010
• Conditions apply

Bookings:   Talpacific   1300 665 737

Simply by paying for one room, you can get another room for free during the low season, making this a perfect opportunity to see the place that has left travellers from around the world breathless with its sublime views and endless turquoise lagoons.

Le Maitai currently offers these two great deals:-

Stay five nights – Pay only Three

• For an unbeatable package, this deal is valid from 1st November 2009 until 31st March 2010 (based on five consecutive nights for accommodation only)
• Available for all room types – Garden rooms, Ocean View rooms, Beach Bungalows and the Overwater Bungalows

Family Package

• Stay in the low season and receive a second Bungalow or Room of your choice FREE for the entire stay (accommodation only)
• During the high season, the second Bungalow or Room is still only 50% of the price.

BOOKING AND ENQUIRIES: Contact your travel agent or call the Unique Tourism Collection on 02 – 9211 6590 www.hotelmaitai.com / www.uniquetourism.com

MEDIA ENQUIRES:-Jane Corbett-JonesPublic Relations ManagerUnique Tourism CollectionSuite 53, Level 3, 330 Wattle StUltimo, NSW, 2007

Located at the southern tip of Bora Bora at Matira Point, and overlooking a turquoise lagoon rimmed with pure white sand and scattered coral motus, Maitai Polynesia Bora Bora boasts an easy, casual charm which reflects the friendly, local character of Tahiti.

Nestled into the mountainside, this romantic Polynesian property provides all the amenities and services of more expensive resorts at the incredibly great value of a three star plus resort. Garden rooms, beach and overwater bungalows – affordable Bora Bora for families and couples alike has finally arrived!

Priced from $2569 ex Sydney and $2739 ex Brisbane and Melbourne, this Talpacific package includes:-

• Return international airfares flying Air Tahiti Nui, including domestic fares on Air Tahiti (return airport transfers throughout)
• Seven nights accommodation (including one night pre and one night post in Papeete) plus a bonus two FREE nights
• Valid for sale until date of departure/ valid for travel 1 April to 31 May 2008 and 16 November to 15 December 2008 unless otherwise specified
• Prices are based on twin share per person, inclusive of taxes and subject to availability

For bookings please call your travel agent or Talpacific Holidays on 1 300 665 737

This great holiday package for Maitai Polynesia Bora Bora is available for sale until the time of travel (up to 15 December 2008).

Click Here to download brochure: Maitai BB – Stay for Free in Tahiti

This month, we bring you one of the best deals ever, which offers full board stay at beautiful Bora Bora Lagoon Resort.

Stay four full nights or more in an Overwater Bungalow and receive complimentary daily breakfast, lunch and dinner for two. This wonderful offer is valid from 1 April (and no, it’s not an April Fool’s trick!) to 21 December 2008.  The offer includes a daily continental breakfast, lunch with an ‘a la carte’ menu selecting one main course and one dessert, and a three course dinner available in any of the resort’s restaurants. All lunch and dinner drinks are excluded.

The package is Valid for sales to 15Dec08 and for travel 01Apr – 15Dec08

Click Here to download the brochure.

The deal represents a saving of $1100 per person and puts the island of choice for stars like Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban within reach of the three-star traveller.

Tahiti Nui Vacations is offering the deal as a package priced from $2699 per person twin share from Sydney (or from $2897 from Melbourne and Brisbane) including six nights at Le Maitai Polynesia for the price of three, two additional nights at the InterContinental Hotel Tahiti, international flights, inter-island flights, transfers and taxes.

For an extra $600 per person, guests can upgrade to a magnificent over-water villa to enjoy panoramic views of the lagoon and dive into its tropical waters direct from their own private deck.

Le Maitai Polynesia is secluded along the palm-fringed edge of Matira Point, overlooking the vivid blue waters of the Bora Bora lagoon. Its collection of air-conditioned Polynesian bungalows have been crafted in local materials including pandanus thatched roofs, woven bamboo and timbers like mahogany, teak and kohu.

From its position at the tranquil southern end of the main island of Bora Bora, Le Maitai Polynesia has been designed to offer a five-star location at a 3½ star resort. It provides a base for activities including diving, snorkelling, island picnics, shark feeding, sailing, fishing, 4WD tours and more.

The Le Maitai Polynesia package is available for travel until December 31, 2007, and again from January 21 to March 31, 2008. Book by October 31, 2007. For full details, conditions and bookings, phone Tahiti Nui Vacations 1300 65 09 65 or see travel agents. For information on the Hotel Maitai Polynesia Bora Bora see www.hotelmaitai.com

Arranged around the vivid blue waters of Bora Bora’s legendary lagoon, the resort’s thatched over-water bungalows provide the quintessential south-sea experience.  Magnificently designed in contemporary Polynesian style, they offer panoramic views across azure waters teaming with tropical fish.

The Marù spa is the only tree-top spa in French Polynesia, hidden among the branches of ancient banyan trees and beautifully constructed in hardwood, stone and bamboo.  Its menu of treatments and therapies includes oils and fragrances drawn from Tahitian recipes, like the soothing Monoï oil, as well as sensual massage techniques taken from Polynesian tradition.

Bora Bora Lagoon Resort and Spa is among the most luxurious retreats in the South Pacific, perched spectacularly around the edge of Motu Toopua, a green islet in the middle of the Bora Bora lagoon.

Owned and operated by Orient-Express Hotels, it offers a mix of over-water bungalows and garden villas with panoramic views across the lagoon to Bora Bora’s dramatic mountain peaks.

The lagoon is a marine playground rich in sea life, perfect for watersports including scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming and kayaking.  The resort offers day cruises and picnic excursions on remote islets, or guests can choose from land excursions, cultural events, adventure activities and romantic private dinners.

Phuket’s first “wellbeing retreat”, Bundarika is a five-star collection of private pool villas on the shores of the sparkling Andaman Sea, where guests can relax and re-balance with their choice of spa treatments, yoga, alternative therapies and fresh, healthy Thai cuisine.

Honeymoon Worldwide Holidays is offering an exclusive package to Bundarika Phuket, including a “pay for four nights, get four nights free” deal.
*Priced from $1699 per person plus $260 taxes, the package includes:

• Return flights from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane with Thai International
• Eight nights in a one bedroom pool villa at Bundarika Phuket
• A 60-minute Thai massage for two
• A 60-minute aromatherapy massage for two
• A romantic Thai set menu dinner for two
• Daily wellness breakfast
• Complimentary bottle of sparkling wine
• Complimentary private car and driver for three hours per day
• Return airport transfers.

Bundarika’s 20 pool villas each offer expansive indoor and outdoor living spaces surrounded by lush tropical gardens, coconut palms and lotus ponds. Each is air-conditioned and superbly decorated in contemporary Thai style, featuring TVs, CD and DVD players, complimentary wireless internet and a luxurious bathroom with an over-sized soaking tub and shower area.

Bundarika’s name is taken from the ancient Thai scripture for “white lotus”, a traditional symbol of divinity, grace, purity, fertility, wisdom and serenity.

The resort’s wellbeing philosophy is based on the concept of ayurveda, the principle that all individuals are governed by three doshas, or inherent forces – vata (flexible, artistic, creative), pitta (strict, aggressive, energetic) and kapha (charitable, kind, considerate). Good health is achieved when all three doshas are balanced.

Conditions apply. Prices based on twin share. Valid for travel until September 20, or between October 15 and 31, 2007, and must be booked by September 14, 2007. For full details and bookings see travel agents or contact Honeymoon Worldwide Holidays on 1300 65 09 65.

Each operator has appointed the Unique Tourism Collection as its Australian marketing and sales agent, capitalising on the experience of directors Jonica Paramor and Svetlana Jovanovic who together represented Tahiti Tourisme in Australia for almost 15 years.

Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa is one of Bora Bora’s leading 5 star properties and is located on its own motu, overlooking the famous Mt Otemanu. The only Orient Express resort in the South Pacific, Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa has the only tree-top spa, the Maru Spa in French Polynesia

Haumana Cruises is one of Tahiti’s best-known premium travel products, operating a small luxury cruiser among the most spectacular atolls of the Tuamoto archipelago. 

Hotel Maitai operates two properties among the islands of Tahiti, the Hotel Maitai Polynesia Bora Bora and the Hotel Maitai Dream Fakarava, each offering a small and exclusive collection of Tahitian bungalows in breath-taking locations.

Marama Tours is one of Tahiti’s leading inbound tour operators, a family-run specialist offering all areas of ground operation from watersports and adventure tours to island excursions and specializing in elaborate incentive group itineraries.

The Unique Tourism Collection also represents the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti, the Maldives Tourism Promotion Board, The Sarojin Resort at Khao Lak in Thailand, Bundarika Villa in Phuket in Thailand and the Sunrise Beach Resort at Nha Trang in Vietnam.