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.

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)


Moira Dowling – Travel consultant

Magalie JURCZYK – Product and Marketing assistant

Maï Richard – Head accountant, Vainui Puupuu & Stéphanie Carotenuto – Accountant

Maï’s favorite island: Bora Bora, the mytical island where her mother comes from.
Maï’s favorite Polynesian meal: raw fish in the Chinese manner composed with red or white tuna fish, carrots, turnip, Chinese vegetables and a special sauce with white vinegar.

Vainui’s favorite island: Moorea where she comes from for its motu (small islets), so enjoyable for the Sundays’ family BBQ and the nap under coconuts trees.
Vainui’s favorite Polynesian meal: Fafa chicken, cooked chicken during hours in coco milk with local spinaches.

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)