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The Pacific Ocean is home to many uniquely different countries and cultures. Each market is independently assessed in order to gain maximum benefit for our manufacturers brands. Our experienced sales and marketing team are available to advise. |
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American Samoa Fiji Guam Marshall Islands Northern
Mariana Islands Niue Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea Samoa Tonga
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Cook Islands French Polynesia Kiribati New Caledonia Palau Solomon Islands Vanuatu Wallis & Futuna Islands
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Settled as early as 1000BC, Samoa was “discovered” by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago.
Business is Fiji is struggling to keep up with the growing demand from the Tourism sector, several new resorts are now underway with many of the existing tourist facilities undergoing major refurbishment.
Guam doesn't fit the stereotype of tribal villages and ancient cultures untouched by the modern world. This highly-developed strategic US territory is no postcard 'Tropical Paradise'.
The
Marshall Islands comprises over a thousand flat coral islands of white
sand beaches and turquoise lagoons. There's pristine diving and lush
tropical greenery, and the Marshallese people retain many of their
pre-colonial crafts and traditions, especially on the outer islands. 
Some of the Northern Marianas is a package-tour nightmare, but it's still got its charms - turquoise waters, white sands, fine diving, snorkelling and hiking. If you really want to get away from the packagers, though, you'll need to hop over to laid-back Tinian or rustic
Rota. 
The islanders call it 'the Rock', its name means 'Behold the Coconut', Captain Cook got it utterly wrong and dubbed it 'Savage Island' - but it's best known as Niue (pronounced 'new-ay'), one of the Pacific's smallest, friendliest and most unassuming nations.
Norfolk Island
is 1610kms ENE of Sydney, 1456kms ESE of Brisbane, 1063kms NNW of Auckland
and 772kms SE of Noumea. Norfolk Island is a volcanic outcrop 8km long and
5km wide. 
Papua New Guinea is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain and the high cost of developing infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the population. 
The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, and agricultural exports. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. 
Tonga has a small, open economy with a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, coconuts, bananas, and vanilla beans are the main crops, and agricultural exports make up two-thirds of total exports. 
Wafer-thin cays and farflung atolls, white-sand beaches and lush green volcanic mountains, a slow pace, friendly people, dancing - what's not to like about the Cook Islands? 
In comparison with other South Pacific island states, French Polynesia enjoys a high standard of living. This is mainly due to funds injected into the economy through the nuclear testing programme, which began in 1966 and finished in January 1996.
Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach, more coconut trees than people, more Catholic church than ancient island beliefs. 
Nickel is New Caledonia’s major source of wealth, representing nearly 90% of exports. The country is the world’s third largest exporter of nickel, and is likely to get the prime world’s producer’s position in the next five years, due to new smelting
projects. 
Palau is the last word in underwater wonderlands. It also features Micronesia's richest flora and fauna, both on land and beneath the waves, and what's more, they released an Elvis Presley postage stamp a full year before the USA got around to doing so.
The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of their livelihood. With ancient customs still widely practiced in thousands of small villages, local life is an often-unexpected bonus for visitors. 
The economy is based primarily on subsistence or small-scale agriculture which provides a living for 65% of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with about 50,000 visitors in 1997, are other mainstays of the economy.
The friendly French-flavoured islands of Wallis & Futuna are beautiful, with local traditions and culture aplenty; but don't come expecting Club Med - these are workaday islands and a successful visit requires a little planning, not to mention some French.
