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WHO
WE ARE,
WHAT WE DO,
& WHY
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The
love and business of Polynesia:
The TAHITI
SUN TRAVEL NETWORK began in 1998 as a commercial internet enterprise based out
of Santa Monica, California, USA.
Comprised of a small group of entrepreneurs who enjoyed traveling in the Tahitian
islands, our
motivation was (and still is) to explore the islands of French Polynesia seeking
experiences, information, friendships, and an increased knowledge of the people
and culture of Tahiti Polynesia. We also seek BUSINESS connections (links and
local internet customers) and make no apologies for
integrating commercialism with useful information.
That's what we do...
We
use the internet as our forum
to share and provide information
about French Polynesia with the
world.
We discovered years ago (and currently
believe) that the internet is
the most effective way of transferring
information on the planet. We
also believe we provide the best
possible "internet value"
to anyone operating a business
on Tahiti or any of her surrounding
islands.
See
our client link
rates & advertising opportunities.
In the spirit of
the wonderful Lonely Planet guidebooks reveared by travelers the world over,
we strive to be an informative and complete guide for travelers and vacationers
wishing to experience Tahiti and her surrounding islands.
Our information is not biased, as we aren't PERSONALLY associated with any
promotional or tourism related businesses in French Polynesia other than the
ones linking via our network and our friends.
In 2002, we finally went multi-lingual...
and now
browsers of our network can enjoy the power and benefits of over 800 interlinking
pages of travel and tourism related information for the Tahitian islands-
in French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish as well as English...
Only some of us live in French Polynesia !
Of the 3 people professionally involved in the TST Network, (read about us below), 2 live in French Polynesia and one lives in California. Although we all come from different backgrounds, we all share a common love for the Tahitian islands
in our hearts and on these internet pages.
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Ian
hard at work in the Polynesian Islands!
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The
owner and Founder
The
owner and founder of the company is Ian Robichaud. The majority of information
on all the pages of the TSTN are written by him. Constantly
striving for originality, he gathers his information from a variety of sources:
Personal experience, guide and travel books, tourist promotional information,
and books and brochures put out by
Tahitian and French businesses, among others.
Ian's main goal is to eventually have TAHITI SUN TRAVEL
internationally recognized as the HIGHEST QUALITY, most complete, and most trusted
collection of information and links for Tahiti and her islands on the internet.
He travels throughout the islands of French Polynesia 2-3 times per year,
alone or with friends, in order to build the business.
If you wish to speak with Ian Robichaud:
You are invited to call him between the hours of 8am until 11pm,
7 days a week, Pacific Standard time, at his home in Santa Monica, California.
(310) 392-4742.
Contact Notes:
1) Ian will NOT accept collect calls from out of state or country nor will
he call you back at your number at his expense! Please understand that if he
did that, he'd soon go broke and the whole network would wither away and die...
2) Ian doesn't speak fluent French,
as of yet. Any French translations on the TST network are completed by his French
speaking father or his 2 Polynesian partners (details below).)
3) Of course you can always EMAIL him any time of
day or nite. The "Contact Us" links on the bottom of the pages of
their respective islands all go to him. He'll attempt to answer most emails.
Certain questions may stump him, but if he can, he will find someone else who
can answer them... Please be patient to receive answers to difficult questions.
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Le
comissioneur
en affaires locales.
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Le French
Polynesian Connection
The
Tahiti Sun Travel Network has a French Polynesian contingent living on Bora bora
that can help you.
His name is Frederic Bensif and he works hard for his money. We like to call him
our "comissioneur en affaires locales", (which translates loosely into "the
guy who gets things done on Bora bora" in English).
What
can he do for you?
Essentially
our "French Connection", Fred understands the local business mentality
and is well connected in Polynesia. His role being multi-dimensional, he currently
focuses on answering the many real estate
and business opportunity emails that our subsidiary company, TAHITI SUN DEVELOPMENT,
yields, as well as doing the legwork for that portion of our business. He
also speaks fluent Japanese, translates webpages in many languages, and is an
excellent musician.
Fred is quite busy, so, should you require his assistance, please be patient in
getting a response from him. As mentioned above, he can be contacted on Bora
bora by EMAIL,
but please limit your questions to real estate or business opportunities.
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Claudine
doesn't mind getting her hands dirty!
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French
Polynesian Representive & Guiding light Supermama
Tahiti
Sun Travel has another French Polynesian Representative. Her name is Claudine
Goche. Claudine was Ian's first contact and best friend in Polynesia and has been
instrumental in helping Ian progress with the business over the years. Originally
coming from a Caribbean heritage (but raised in France), she has been living in
Polynesia now for over 29 years. Obviously, she speaks perfect French.
Claudine has recently retired from over 30 years of operating
a successful boat charter business called the Danae 4 (based out of Raiatea) but
is still active in booking sailing charters for her friends and working as a sales
representive for Tahiti Sun Travel.
What
else can she do for you?
Claudine's role and "position" in the TSTN is ever
changing. Having played many roles over the years, her current focus is in helping
with sales and translations, however, in addition to that, she knows the islands
as well as anyone and can try and help any French speaking people or locals interested
in learning more about the details of the TST network.
She will try and answer your questions or concerns as best she can. Please have
patience in receiving answers to detailed questions. If you are Polynesian, she
can be instrumental in getting your business on our network. Her local telephone
numbers on Raiatea are (689) 66.12.50, or (689) 78.38.07, or you can contact her
by EMAIL
Disclaimer
Even
though we always strive for accuracy on all information on the Tahiti Sun Travel
Network, we wish to make it clear:
1) WE DON'T DIRECTLY REPRESENT ANY OF OUR LINKING CUSTOMERS OR BUSINESSES. We merely provide them a link to our diversified and informational network as a means of increasing their internet presence. All linking businesses on our network are responsible for the accuracy of their own information and what they say and claim about themselves is up to them.
2)
Due to constantly changing information, contacts, events, numbers, prices, etc, and our inability to monitor them on a day to day basis, THERE MAY BE
INNACURATE OR OUT OF DATE INFORMATION, LINKS, ETC., ON ANY OF OUR PAGES AT ANY TIME.
WE
CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER AS TO HOW POSSIBLE MISINFORMATION PRESENTED
IN ANY OF OUR WEBSITES OR WEBPAGES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT YOU, YOUR LIFESTYLE, BUSINESS, OR TRAVEL PLANS IN ANY WAY.
Copyright & Photo note:
All
text, photos, and design rights reserved- 1998- 2005,
Tahiti Sun Travel Network and Ian Robichaud- all pages of all websites, with the
following exceptions:
1) Text- Certain excerpts on the Tahiti General Information
page, which are used with permission from the Tahiti Tourisme Bureau- (Papeete office), and all the text on the Dream-islands.com travel guide which is the property of Philippe Giraud.
2) Photographs and Graphics- Approximately 5% of all photographs and graphics throughout the entire TST network are the property of the photographers noted and credited at the bottom of the associated webpage. The source for these photos are friends and clients, old Tahiti Tourisme Planners, and/ or brochures or promotional material from businesses throughout Tahiti-Polynesia and used with the knowledge of that business and/ or the Tahiti Tourism Bureau- Papeete office, etc.
On rare occasions, a photo will be used from an older brochure or piece of promotional material that has no photographers credit associated with it. If you are someone who thinks you may have taken one of these, please contact us so we can appease you with a proper photo credit, reciprocal internet link, or deletion of your photo from our network at your request.
Under no circumstances do we wish to
infringe on anybody's photo rights!
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