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Hotels come and go Mar 15

traditional-bungalowDuring the years many new Hotels and Beach Fales (huts) have been coming and going. Huts have been built on the beach and when the work is finished the owner will sit back and wait for the tourists. After a few weeks without a guest they take the bus to Apia to make a complaint to the Tourist Authority, why nobody is coming their way. 

After a few years in the business we know that it takes a bit more than that to get established. Although Tourism is the number one revenue earner in Samoa there is still very little knowledge about what is required to make a hotel profitable and working. The ones who have been around for some time knows that you have to hang in there with both hands and feet to survive. We do what we can, usually with very little money, to raise the quality and improve the experience for our visitors. Unfortunately we sometimes get tourists to Samoa that think that accommodation and food should be almost for free although we pay more for our food shopping than you would do in New Zealand and Australia.

One very good thing is that we are willing to learn what we can do better and improve, so please let us know and give us your comments.

By the way, Have you booked your hotel yet? If not, just go to:  http://www.samoa-experience.com

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Travel on the Right or Wrong side? Mar 07

car-travelHave we been blessed or are we heading for big trouble when the Government of Samoa has decided to switch over from driving on the right side to the left side of the road? This change will take place in the beginning of September this year and we can just hope it will be a smooth one.

Today almost all cars have left hand steering and until recently all right hand steering cars were banned. Today it is the other way around which is the reason that most car dealers haven’t sold a car for a year.

Sometimes it is really questionable if such an action is justified when the World and Samoa has economical problems and when knowing that the change over in September will cost many many millions of Tala. We just hope that the Government has a very good reason for this action.

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Opportunity Season in Samoa Feb 07

 

rica_waterfallThe Season from December – March has often been called the rainy season or wet season and many visitors have decided not to go to Samoa because of the weather. The truth is that we have fantastic weather during this time and most rain comes during the night. The wind is less strong which makes it slightly warmer if you go inland. Most of our visiting guests like to sit right on the beach were it is nice and cool always.

I have heard people say, lets go to Fiji or Cook island because there is no rainy season. The fact is, they have exactly the same climate and weather, there is only one difference – they newer call it “The Rainy Season”.

From Now on lets call it “The Opportunity Season” which it truly is. We have lower rates on all flights, hotels and car rentals, it is less crowded if you like to go golfing on one of our 3 Golf Courses, rent a car and go exploring the living culture on the island or just spend the time on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

You should take a look at the low air fares from Polynesian Blue or Air New Zealand during this time. Check out our accommodation deals for all our hotels on our www.samoa-experience.com website.

See you soon in Samoa, the island of Opportunity….

Sunny Greetings

Mats

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Don't Leave Home Without your Lonely Planet Guide Book Feb 02

rica_oscar_beach1We are happy to let you know that you now can get your Lonely Planet Guide Book directly from Amazon.com on our “Shop” site (see link at the top of this site). The Lonely planet has truly proven to be what they say “A Survival Kit” which is used in almost all countries in the World.

Don’t leave home without it!

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What and where is Samoa? Jan 31

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Travel to Samoa!

I like to start to introduce Samoa to you in a more official way with all the facts and details about our country and culture to make you have a greater understanding where we are coming from.

This cover all aspects like culture, politics, geography, economics, demographics and sports. I need to have a closer look myself as I am not sure I know all this although I live here.

Please go to the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa   (link will open in a new window)

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People Jan 24

taitoPlease make a comment about people you met in Samoa that made a difference to you.

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Hello World! Jan 18

We Can Make a Difference in The World!

PLEASE, come and share your personal experience about Samoa, whatever it is, with many people that are longing for information from a normal person like you and me.

Help us with a link from your own websiteblog or your favorite social media (like Facebook, Twitter etc) back to this site. This will help us enormously.

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This blog: http://www.samoa-experience.net

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Happy reading and commenting….

Mats

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Accommodation Jan 18

accommodationPlease add anything about our hotels, resorts and beach fales in Samoa

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Beach Jan 18

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Please add anything about our beaches in Samoa

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Apia Jan 18

apiaPlease add anything about our capital Apia.

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