Samoa

Samoa is quickly becoming a must-visit destination for 2025, with a surge in European visitors and exciting new developments. 

Registrations are now open for the 9th South Pacific Tourism Exchange (SPTE) scheduled for 9 and 10 May 2025.

The Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) European office showcased the best of what “Beautiful Samoa” has to offer to the European markets by meeting 63,000 consumers, 73 travel trade partners and 40+ media, along with other South Pacific Islands and private sector partners.

Flights to Samoa currently operate direct from Auckland with Air New Zealand, Sydney/Brisbane with Qantas, Nadi (Fiji) and Honolulu (Hawaii) with Fiji Airways. Commencing  September 22 2022: The ongoing emergence of different COVID-19 variants AND…

Airlines ramp up their schedules in alignment with operational capacities, regulatory approvals and pent-up demand
New Samoa flights on Fiji Air, Qantas, Air NZ and Virgin Australia

Samoa’s beautiful shorelines have once again welcomed international travellers on the first direct flights from American Samoa, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand

Samoa is set to reopen its borders to international visitors –
The Samoan Government has announced it will be reopening its border to international travelers from August/September later this year. Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has confirmed the c…

What started as a mysterious virus in Wuhan, China has become a global pandemic in a matter of months that affected at least 188 nations. However, there are a few COVID-free countries that have reported not even a single case.

Air New Zealand is reducing its Auckland-Apia services from six to three per week, effective from today in response to a directive issued to all airlines by the Samoan government. In addition, and to comply with requests from the Samoan Ministry of Health, all passengers to Samoa are now required to carry with them a […]

Samoa has experienced a rapid increase of visitors from European countries in the past year. The Polynesian islands have seen the number of tourists from Europe rise by 18% between July 2018 and June 2019. Samoa is a collection of islands and the most popular destinations include the island of Upolu, Savaii, and Apia, the […]

The South Pacific Cruise Alliance has announced the election of its new chairman, David Vaeafe, from American Samoa.

Samoa’s tourism industry is set for a boost, following Air New Zealand’s decision to fly its large, twin-aisle aircraft to the Pacific island nation. The airline usually deploys a narrow-body Airbus A320 aircraft to Apia, the Samoan capital. But from September 2017, Air New Zealand will upgrade two of its weekly Auckland-Apia services to its […]