Vanuatu
Best short-haul holiday destinations: Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tiny Port Vila, with a population just over 61,000, has come of age. The capital of Vanuatu is home to chic restaurants, bars and gourmet produce outlets.
- by Craig Tansley
★★★ ½
Airline reviews
Airline review: Virgin’s extra legroom seats are a bargain on this route
This flight to an island paradise features Virgin’s cheapest upgrade to ‘Economy X’ at just $33.
- by Angela Saurine
Smashed by COVID and cyclones, Pacific paradise now back with a vengeance
Vanuatu’s old experiences been given a flirty facelift and there are plenty of new ones. Here are the highlights.
- by Christine Retschlag
Opinion
Tips & advice
I didn’t bother looking at the stamp in my passport. It created a nightmare
A casual look at my passport while visiting a Pacific paradise resulted in a horror realisation: I had been in the country illegally for 30 days.
- by Christine Retschlag
★★★★
Airline reviews
Airline review: No entertainment, no alcohol in this business class
It’s a short flight to this Pacific island, so the shortcomings of this business class are easily overlooked.
- by Christine Retschlag
25 incredible South Pacific experiences you won’t find anywhere else
We don’t have to go far to escape to destinations completely unlike our own, that offer unique experiences we can’t get on the other side of the equator.
- by Craig Tansley
Australian-owned Pacific resort makes a comeback after devastation
Get a glimpse of Vanuatu’s Melanesian culture at an Australian-owned resort on the island of Espiritu Santo.
- by Sheriden Rhodes
Visiting this pristine, wild Pacific island is like stepping back in time
Seeing Tanna is seeing Vanuatu as it really is, where resorts are rarities and visitors feel like the clock has turned back.
- by Mark Daffey
Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu: The volcano you need to ask gods' permission to visit
Vanuatu's volcanic Mount Yasur can produce one of the most spectacular pyrotechnical displays on Earth – provided the gods are amenable.
- by Mark Daffey
Pacific islands guide: Five of the best islands for a holiday
When it comes to paradise, there are few prettier places than the islands of the Pacific. Craig Tansley journeys among them to pick the highlights.
- by Craig Tansley