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Rainbow Tourism Launches South Pacific Website

Rainbow Tourism Launches South Pacific Website Focusing on New Caledonia as Gay Travel Destination

New Caledonia - a French Territory in the Coral Sea between Australia and New Zealand - is emerging as a hot travel destination for international gay and lesbian travellers seeking the "nouvelle" and a little French bliss.

The South Pacific island nation has several hotels with gay welcome mats and tour operators who have created "pink packages" that include visits to gay clubs and restaurants. The local community boasts the Homo-Sphere association, which holds events for locals and visitors around gay owned and gay friendly venues.

To collate the buzz about cosmopolitan and stylish Noumea and her hidden gem islands (the Loyalty Island and Isle of Pines), Rainbow Tourism New Caledonia website was created. It is the place to go for information and images of authentic Melanesian culture, world-class sporting events, cruise shore excursions, dining and shopping - and where to find a bilingual tour guide if you want an insider's view to New Caledonia.

Rainbow Tourism was the first gay travel directory to visit New Caledonia to produce destination stories and reviews on its social media channels, and it was the first travel site focused on hand-picked and certified gay welcoming hotels and tour operators.

The New Caledonia regional site is part of the Rainbow Tourism Network which publishes dedicated sites for Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand. It has other gay destinations and countries coming online in 2011.


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