Japanese tourists
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prefer the Islands
Tahiti has captured the Japanese imagination more than any part of the Pacific. In a survey conducted by Air France on the eve of its Tokyo/Papeete inaugural flight, re sults showed that 30.1 per cent of the people interviewed would like to visit Tahiti, as against 26.4 per cent for Hawaii and 23.1 per cent for North America.
The majority of Tahiti fans, how ever, plumped for incorporating Fiji, New Caledonia and Australia in their trip as well, while a lesser number preferred to include the United States, and only a handful said they’d call at Hawaii, or just go to Tahiti alone.
The motives for going to Tahiti?
Pure tourism won hands down, and the majority favoured going during Japan’s winter. Organised tours were preferred by a slight margin to do-as you-please holidays.