by Alan Ah Mu APIA: MONDAY 20 MAY 2013: An articulate man, Andy Warton was left speechless by what he saw on his historic kayak trip around Samoa earlier this month. Not from the daily exhaustion of 13 days of paddling in open water. Nor apparently from fright because he didn’t see the shark that came within [...]

Alan Ah Mu APIA: WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2013: Contrary to news reports, Polynesian Airlines has not released a tight grip on permission for Samoa Air to launch flights to American Samoa from Fagali’i International Airport. “Not yet,” said Taua Fatu Tielu, Chief Executive Officer of Polynesian Airlines, which owns Fagali’i Airport. Polynesian’s Board has decided [...]

Alan Ah Mu Apia is fully booked this week. APIA: WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL 2013: As visitors streamed in this week the gap left by iconic Aggie Grey’s Hotel and Bungalows temporary closure was felt acutely. Mainly because of two telecommunications conferences hosted here all the major properties grouped in Sogi, east of Apia, namely Tanoa [...]

By Lagi Keresoma APIA: FRIDAY 22 APRIL 2013: Government wants to turn the Apia capital into a hive of tourist activity. Plans to create space in the urban area for tourism development are in the pipeline. Options that arise from the plans are at an early stage of exploration. “It’s not something that we will [...]

Alan Ah Mu APIA: MONDAY 15 APRIL 2013: A big passenger who pays more in fare because of bigger weight is entitled to a comfortable seat on an aircraft. If more airlines adopt Samoa Air’s pay by weight system it’ll create a greater variety of seat sizes on board, Chief Executive Officer, Chris Langton said. [...]