When most people venture to the South Pacific, they end up having to fly into Papeete, Tahiti. It is the largest international access point to the amazing archipelago of French Polynesia and connects to San Francisco and Los Angeles on the West Coast of the US. It has direct flights from Auckland and other cities as well. From there, most people have to take a short … [Read more...] about Flight Review: Air Tahiti PPT-BOB
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Room Review: Hilton Tahiti King Residence Suite
If you haven’t been following along on this trip report, let me quickly catch you up to speed. On our way to and from Bora Bora, my family ended up spending three total nights in Tahiti and with our loyalty to Hilton, we chose to stay at the Hilton Tahiti Resort. While my last article was a more in depth review of the property, service and overall experience … [Read more...] about Room Review: Hilton Tahiti King Residence Suite
Hotel Review: Hilton Tahiti Resort
Nearly all French Polynesia bound flights from the U.S. arrive in Papeete, Tahiti (PPT) in the early evening. Unfortunately, most onward flights to other islands, such as Huahine or Bora Bora, on Air Tahiti have already finished flying for the day once you arrive. Even the ferry to Moorea is often done running at this point of the day. This means that whether you are … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hilton Tahiti Resort
Flight Review: Delta Economy LAX-PPT
In case you didn’t read my last post, I will quickly catch you up to speed. I got the awesome opportunity to fly on my first inaugural flight on Delta when they launched their route connecting Tahiti to Los Angeles. While I initially planned to write a review of the flight of this inaugural flight as a special, one-off flight, it ended up being a pretty standard Delta … [Read more...] about Flight Review: Delta Economy LAX-PPT
Lounge Review: Delta’s New LAX SkyClub
Delta’s SkyClubs have always been amongst my favorite U.S. airline domestic lounges, aside from business class lounges such as United’s Polaris lounge and American’s Flagship lounge. Not only do I find that they typically have better food and beverage offerings, but I have found the experience to be consistently good. Delta has been renovating a number of … [Read more...] about Lounge Review: Delta’s New LAX SkyClub