Enhancing a legend: Tahiti Legends President Alain Bernard is applying his personal touch to the new France offshoot. (Cover Story: Tours & Packages).(Company Profile)

Travel Agent, January, 2003 by Ruggia, James

When Capt. Louis-Antoine de Bougainville pulled into Moorea for a nine-day stay in 1768, his sailors were so taken by the island's serene beauty that they named it after the Greek island of Cythera, the birthplace of Aphrodite. The region came to be known as French Polynesia, and Gauguin's vision of Polynesian beauty further established its aura as a pristine world beyond the corruptions of modern life. That aura still appeals to romantics with a wanderlust for an earthly paradise, and Tahiti Legends helps make those dreams a reality.

Flexibility and a personal touch are needed to bring the dreams to life, and few know that as well as Alain Bernard, CTC, the president of Tahiti Legends and its recent offshoot France Legends. Bernard is fond of driving his...

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