The Cook Islands is proving that sustainable tourism isn't just possible – it's essential. Here's how this South Pacific ...

Gazing out of the taxi from Rarotonga airport to our resort, we were immediately struck by the absence of high-rise hotels, fast-food restaurants and corporate chains. There were no traffic lights ...

During the Great Depression, the value of Cook Islands exports suddenly collapsed—by 1935 it was just one third of the 1925 figure—and the New Zealand government slashed its funding for the territory ...

Rarotonga is the largest island in the archipelago ... home to the capital Apia and the widest range of accommodation. It’s also the main gateway for the 51,000 visitors who arrived in 2022. Samoa ...

Don’t sleep on the nighttime dives here either; scuba accommodation Buddy Dive Resort ... underwater forests and coral ...

a member of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection and winner of a Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice 2021 award. Set amid the secluded beauty of Rarotonga, the resort allows you to ...