Every time I visit the South Pacific, I prepare myself for whiplash. One minute I’m sweating it out hiking to waterfalls ...

Commercial flights have resumed, and Vanuatu's local tourism authority says most visitors have been repatriated. Vanuatu's deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake has forced 1,700 people from their ...

Nearly 1pm on December 17, 2024, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu killed ...

The Pacific's tourism bodies say cruising looks different since the industry's post-pandemic comeback — and outer islands could be among the winners.

Occurring at the start of a much-needed tourist season, the earthquake was another blow to disaster-prone and politically turbulent Vanuatu. The presidential palace was a present, but most of ...

Vanuatu, an archipelago of some 320,000 inhabitants, sits in the Pacific’s quake-prone Ring Of Fire. Tourism accounts for about a third of the country’s economy, according to the Australia ...

“This disaster will also hit Vanuatu’s economy hard with damage to infrastructure and commerce in Port Vila during peak tourism season. We hope this assistance will contribute to Vanuatu’s fast ...

Two final RAAF flights are also scheduled for Sunday. The decision to restart commercial flights comes ahead of Vanuatu's peak tourism season, which the island nation relies upon for more than ...

A small city perched on strip of land surrounded by pristine turquoise waters, the tourist hotspot is now ... has committed $7m in immediate aid to Vanuatu since the earthquake.

Vanuatu Tourism Office Chief Executive Adela Issachar Aru joined Sky News Australia to share the latest updates on the situation and to spread some festive cheer. "While it is not the best ...

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on 17 December 2024, causing significant damage and loss of life. India expressed ...

On Port Vila's waterfront, a lonely Christmas tree stands out among the red-flowering poinciana which line the boulevard.