Maeva i Tahiti, welcome to Tahiti :-))

Managed by a staff living in Tahiti all year long, e-Tahiti Travel is an inbound travel agency authorized by licence n°0018 of March 03, 2003 delivered by the Ministery of Tourism & Transports of the Government of French Polynesia.

Though welcoming visitors is a strong tradition in Tahiti, we believe that the success of your vacation can not rely on tradition only. It also requires a high level of travel expertise and a true knowledge of the destination. To deliver the quality of service one may expect, we have developped strong links with all our providers and the members of our team have been strongly trained to sell Polynesian travel services over the Internet while focusing primarily on customers satisfaction.

We are truly dedicated in helping you organizing your next vacations in our paradise and we will always do the utmost to provide you with the most up-to-date information, advice and assistance for the best possible travel experience.

(from the left to the right)
Paul Ramos - Moira Dowling - Sandrine Kug Hue - William Joseph - Mary anne Leou -
Terii Voirin - Magalie Jurczyk - Herald Nanai - Emmanuel Bonifait

1. Location

Our office is located on the 3rd floor of the Paofai Building, Papeete (Tahiti). Thanks to this, we remain at your service during all your stay in Tahiti in case you need further assistance, recommendations or to request an itinerary change.

Wouldn't you appreaciate to be just a local phone call away from your travel agent ?

2. Business hours

• Monday - Thursday : 08:00 to 12:00 & 13:00 to 17:00
• Friday : 08:00 to 12:00 & 13:00 to 16:00
• Saturday and Sunday : closed (emergency phone number available 24/7)

3. Partners / Affiliation :

Tahiti Tourisme Official website
Air Tahiti Nui Official website

4. Profile

e-Tahiti Travel is a Carbon neutral company.

We have decided to offset our carbon emissions for the business. To repair the damage done, all staff transporation and office electricity costs have been offset through projects which promote renewable energies, are more energy-efficient and encourage reforestation

For 2009, it represents :
-    755 KgEqCO2 - office electricity (5280 KWh)
- 7.225 KgEqCO2 - 41.400 Km transporation by car (all team)

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5. Our team

Vahinetua Sandrine Kug Hue – Travel consultant

Vahinetua is her Polynesian name which means in paumotu «women of the ocean». Born in Tikehau, a real treasure of the Tuamotu, Sandrine started her career in tourism as a stewardess (“Gaugine”) on the Paul Gauguin, a cruise ship that operates in French Polynesia since many years.
She then worked for a big inbound agency and continued to deal with cruise customers in organizing on site their transfers and excursions. So it’s obvious that she knows very well all excursions providers of our islands and has privileged relationships with them since a long time.
Willing to join a smaller team, she joined our agency in 2006. She is of course unbeatable on all cruises in French Polynesia and knows veery well the Marquesas islands.

Her favorite island: Tikehau
Her favorite Polynesian meal: Uru punu pua’a toro (breadfruit and cooked corned beef)

Mary Anne LEOU – Travel consultant, scuba diving specialist

Born in the Philippines, she spent her weekends and summers at her parents’ seaside hotel specialized in marine sports. With her parents she started scuba diving at a very young age and became a PADI certified Divemaster at age 18. She is passionate by travel and she likes learning new cultures and meeting people from all around the world. English is her native language and it has allowed her to visit various countries like Chili, Thailand, Japan, most of Western Europe, Canada and the US - notably where she obtained her MBA. She discovered French Polynesia and finally settled in Tahiti in 1990, involving herself in various professions linked to English translation and tourism. She is now part of the e-tahititravel team as a travel consultant specialized in scuba diving since August 2011. With 400 dives under her belt and knowledge of the TOPDIVE centers, she will be pleased to answer any questions regarding any diver’s travel and diving needs.

His favourite island: Fakarava, because of its savage beauty and its incredible marine life.
His favourite Polynesian meal: Eina’a fritters. This local snack is prepared with little fish fry, traditional of the islands called Eina’a.

Herald NANAI – Travel consultant

Herald has become a travel consultant by curious coincidence.
He was originally decided on an English teaching career, and has left for the United States to perfect his english. He has lived San Diego (USA) between 2004 to 2006, during which time, he worked as a travel consultant for a travel company. From that moment on, he found his calling. Back to Tahiti in 2006, Herald worked for a well-known local travel agency, obtaining incredible knowledge of the Polynesian tourism market through various relationships.
Since December 2011, Herald has joined eTahiti Travel, and counts as one of our travel consultants, specialized in English-speaking customers. Every call received by Herald, is a real linguistic experience.

His favourite island: Tubuai, representing a bunch of pleasant memories, where he used to spend his childhood with his grandparents.
His favourite Polynesian meal: Ipo. He likes to eat this traditional bread with coconut milk

William JOSEPH – Marketing assistant

William was born in the city of Lyon. His parents had always dreamt of coming to French Polynesia and so did when he was 5 years old. Having been raised mainly in Tahiti, he now considers himself more like a Polynesian. He is passionate about drawing and spending every moment with his friends is an inspiration to him. He enjoys the rhythm of living in the islands. In 2010, he returned to France for one year to conclude his studies in business school. William is very interested by Web marketing, Graphism and French Polynesia in general. Back in the “Fenua”, he has been part of the e-tahititravel team as a marketing assistant since November 2011. His aim is to promote the travel agency and the destination with the help of his skills in web marketing as a today’s communication tool of choice.

His favourite island: Bora Bora, the most famous Polynesian island in the world. He likes this island for its beauty and authenticity.
His favourite meal: Polynesian Sashimi. This Japanese meal with a twist is locally adapted thanks to a secret sauce of different flavours.


Moira Dowling – Travel consultant

Magalie JURCZYK – Product and Marketing assistant

Emmanuel Bonifait – Director

Coming from the hotel business, Emmanuel arrived in French Polynesia in 2000. He worked during a few years as head of the cruise department of an incoming travel agency in Tahiti and participated in the creation of our agency. E-Tahiti Travel is his baby. He masters with verve the internet tool and has very good relationships with the main tourism actors in Polynesia, which allows the agency to be competitive on rates and on the quality of its services.
Emmanuel is a certified diver (CMAS 2**) and knows perfectly the best diving spots of French Polynesia.

His favorite island: Fatu Hiva (Marquises)
His favourite Polynesian meal: goat in coco milk (typical meal of the Marquises)