A Legend in Honeymoons: Tahiti Legends applies veteran knowledge of honeymoons in paradise. (Honeymoon & Romance).(Brief Article)

Travel Agent, January, 2002 by Ruggia, James

French Polynesia seems to attract expatriates and honeymooners. Paul Gauguin, Herman Melville and Robert Louis Stevenson beat legendary paths here that newlweds love to follow. And why not? Beyond being among the world's most beautiful islands, they are among the most sensual, with a warm climate and plenty of aromatic flowers that give flavor to the air that is breathed. According to Alain Bernard, president of French Polynesia's top U.S. wholesaler, Los Angeles-based Tahiti Legends, almost half of his bookings are for honeymoons.

If Tahiti is tops for honeymoons, then Tahiti Legends is certainly among the world's top packagers of honeymoons--a remarkable fact for a company that's only been around since 1998. But Bernard began selling the Tahitian Islands in...