Ia ora na Partners! We're very pleased to bring you a special update this week highlighting a wonderful opportunity in which our destination received national television coverage across the United States! The CBS Early Show's "All Access Tahiti" segment aired this past Wednesday, March 7, following an extremely busy weekend of filming in the islands of Tahiti. CBS Early Show statistics: 3.2 Million Viewers Total Value for Tahiti exceeds $500,000 USD Please click here to view this segment

CBS Early Show "All Access Tahiti"

CBS is one of the three major networks throughout the United States. The Early Show airs daily between 7:00 – 9:00 AM Eastern time. Dave Price has been the weather anchor and a feature reporter for CBS News' The Early Show since July 2003. In addition to in-studio forecasts and reports, Price can be seen entertaining crowds live on the plaza outside the CBS studios. During a set six-week period, the CBS Early Show correspondent, Dave Price, selects one lucky winner each Friday from their audience to join him and his crew for an “All Access” VIP tour to one of six premier destinations somewhere in the world. Thanks to Spring O’Brien, Air Tahiti Nui’s PR firm, Tahiti was included as one of the six destinations to host the “All Access” tour! The Early Show aired the “All Access Tahiti” escape on Wednesday, March 7 at 8:30 AM to over 3.2 million viewers nationwide throughout the United States. On Friday March 2nd, the Early Show was brought to viewers nationwide, live from our capital, Washington D.C., at the Air and Space Museum. There, Frank Kulbaski was chosen as the winner to accompany Dave Price to “an exotic destination somewhere in the world.” Please click here to view the prize giveaway Karell Voelkel from Air Tahiti Nui's New York office presented an oversized boarding pass (in order for viewers to see) for one roundtrip Poerava First Class seat to the lucky winner for this exceptional prize. Air Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Tourisme North America also arranged to have Tahitian dancers there as well, who you can see performing in the background during the giveaway (link above). Following the prize giveaway, Dave Price and Frank Kulbaski headed for JFK to board Air Tahiti Nui’s nonstop service from New York to Tahiti. Upon arrival in Tahiti, they gave the winner the opportunity to sleep for about four hours before the whirlwind tour of the islands began (click below to view the segment online). Highlights from the 48-hour nonstop “All Access” trip to the islands of Tahiti, Moorea, and Tetiaroa included: Breakfast delivered by outrigger canoe at the InterContinental Tahiti Resort Tu'aro maohi (traditional Tahitian sport) training Snorkeling in coral gardens Shark and ray feeding A helicopter tour of Tahiti, Moorea, and Tetiaroa A tour of Tetiaroa with Teihotu Brando Swimming with the dolphins at the Moorea Dolphin Center  On behalf of the destination, we would like to send a special thanks to all of the Partners that made this possible. As many of you in the islands know, it was quite a bit of work for everyone involved! Mauru’uru roa outou! Air Moorea Air Tahiti Nui Courset Loisirs Nautiques Féderation des Sports Tahitiens GIE Tahiti Tourisme InterContinental Tahiti Resort Moorea Dolphin Center Polynesia Helicopters South Pacific Tours Spring O’Brien Tahia Collins Te mana o te moana Also, a very special thanks to the following people who worked very hard to make this happen: Lauren Kaufman, Beli Ou Wen, Richard Bailey, Teihotu Brando, Dr. Cécile Gaspar, Enoch Laughlin, Harold Wright, Sylvie Brasseur, Alain Richard, Vaihiria Kelley, Karell Voelkl, Anna Carbonell, Kristen Vigrass, and the entire team at the InterContinental Tahiti Resort, with a special thanks to Amandine, Guillaume, Xavier, Teva, Moea, and Tina. Lasly, a special thanks to Tahitipresse, La Depeche, RFO, Radio 1, and TNTV for their local coverage in Tahiti. Please click here to view this segment Please note: the online version of this segment is low res, and is somewhat different / shorter than the actual segment that aired on Wednesday morning. “All Access Goes to Tahiti” homepage All links noted thorughout this update can be found from the CBS All Access Tahiti homepage above. "All Access Tahiti" Homepage Frank Kulbaski attempting Stone Lifting Frank swimming with the dolphins Tetiaroa with Teihotu Brando Frank stranded in paradise Dave Price - Tahitian style Back to top

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