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EXPLORE THE WORLD’S BEST DIVING DESTINATION THIS CHINESE LUNAR NEW YEAR

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) marked another milestone for its operations in Hong Kong with it’s first-ever charter flight from Hong Kong to Palau on December 23, 2011. United operates a total of four roundtrips of the charter flights in December 2011 through January 2012. To welcome more diving enthusiasts to this dream destination, United Airlines is offering another golden chance to enjoy non-stop service in just 4 hours to Palau, where is rich in tradition, culture and underwater jewels on specific dates during the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays.

Travelers who love the ocean, wildlife, water sports and heritage should not miss the chance and travel to Palau on January 19-24, 2012. The amazing package deal starts from HK$7,299[1]. Interested travelers should call 2868 2268/ 2899 2622 or visit www.wanderlustvacations.com for more information.

Palau has been named one of the underwater wonders of the World. An archipelago surrounded by a fringe reef, Palau’s waters are packed with a great diversity of marine life. Travelers can also snorkel with hundreds of stingless jellyfish at Jellyfish Lake or swim, play or dive with dolphins at Dolphin Bay. Palau also makes a fantastic destination for travelers who love the natural environment and cultural sites. Palau is home to some of the richest flora and fauna in the Pacific as well as historical treasures like the Badrulchau stone monoliths.

The non-stop charter service between Hong Kong and Palau using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with 14 Business Class and 141 Economy Class seats,

In 2012, Palau will host several ocean-based events, including Shark Week, Wrexpedition (featuring World War II dive wrecks), Kids Sea Camp and Diversity Fiesta.

The Tenth Annual Shark Week takes place at Palau’s Fish ‘n Fins dive shop, from March 14 to 21.

Between February and April, hundreds of grey reef sharks migrate to the waters of Palau to mate, which generates a great opportunity for shark lovers to dive among them and to participate in data collection.

Shark Week features lectures, presentations and documentaries presented by leaders in underwater exploration and conservation. Hotel/dive packages start at $1,250 per person and include accommodations, multiple days of diving, seminars, participation in studies and research, lunches, transportation, a T-shirt and a gala dinner.

During WWII, Palau was a major Japanese military base. In 1944, U.S. Navy planes sank more than 60 ships and seaplanes in and around the lagoon.

Wrexpedition is one of Fish ‘n Fins annual events which lasts one week and includes five days of diving, three tanks a day, seminars and tech-diving.

Between the dives and during the seminars, participants have the opportunity to watch extraordinary documentaries about WWII. Wrexpedition 2012 will be held from June 4 to 11. Dive packages are available and include accommodations, multiple days of diving, lunches, transportation, seminars, movie nights, a t-Shirt and much more.

For more information, email info@fishnfins.com.

Sam’s Tours’ Kids Sea Camp, June 23 to 30, offers a variety of packages to accommodate a full family of divers or combination of divers and non-divers. The basic package features seven days and seven nights of luxury accommodations; seven breakfasts, six lunches and six dinners, including Welcome Dinner, Taj, Beach BBQ, Kramer’s and Graduation “Survivor Day”; transfers; transport for all excursions; Rock Island Tour/Jellyfish Lake; full-day guided Kayak Tour; Babeldaob Island Tour; Ngardmau Waterfall Hike; City Tour; and visit to Palau International Coral Reef Center. Diver packages include all of the above as well as five days of diving.

For more information, call 800-934-3483.

Palau’s Diversity Fiesta celebrates the destination’s combination of diving and cuisine. Under Japanese rule for decades, combined with culinary influence from the Philippines, the U.S., Malaysia and Indonesia, Palau’s offers a Pacific fusion of seafood, fresh fruits and vegetables, and spices. Tova Harel, owner of Fish ‘n Fins and Ocean Hunter, is a chef, cookbook publisher and food and wine lover, and will be the host at night with exotic meals.

During the day, guests will dive Palau’s best sites, and at night there will be a celebration of food and wines from the Pacific Rim. Diners will be served at Barracuda restaurant and on deserted islands under the stars. The fiesta is scheduled from Sept. 3 to 10 and the diving program includes a rotation of sites.

United Airlines is offering special airfares for North Americans flying to Palau, Micronesia, for travel between Nov. 1 and Dec. 15, and Jan. 10 to March 31. Roundtrip airfares start at $1,250 from Los Angeles, $1,350 from Houston, and $1450 from other select U.S. cities.

Stopover in Yap International Airport is permitted for a fee of $75. Fares are per person based on a roundtrip purchase in economy class. Tickets must be issued seven days prior to scheduled departure. Fares require a six-day minimum and a maximum stay of 30 days. For more information, visit www.united.com

Recently opened, the Ngellil Nature Island Resort, located off of the Palauan main island of Airai, has announced an introductory, promotional campaign featuring rates as low as $100 per night for two people, which includes boat transfers to the island resort as well as three meals a day for two people. Additionally, guests can opt for adding a half day of kayaking, with an add-on rate of $50 for two people. This offer is good through Dec. 20.

Located on a remote corner of Airai State, the resort also offers daily shuttle services to Koror for $10 per person. This campaign is valid until Dec. 24. The Ngellil Nature Island Resort recently made its debut as a natural eco-resort with eight rooms, is accessible only by boat and is ideal for couples or those that want to get away from it all. The full-service property features accommodations made of natural products from the islands, barbecued meals made on site, private beach for hotel guests only, private hiking trails through a lush jungle, sea kayaking, snorkeling and fishing.

For more information, call 680-587-1059, email ngellilnaturalisland@yahoo.com  or visit www.visit-palau.com

Palau, Micronesia Introduces NEW Eco Theme ParkVisit us at www.visit-palau.blogspot.com

(Palau Micronesia — Recently opened, the Palau Eco Theme Park introduces a whole new brand of adventure to this Micronesian paradise.

The theme park features Palau’s only zip-line course for those who enjoy the adrenaline rush of flying above treetops. Famous as a premier destination for underwater thrills,

Palau now boasts its new sky adventure with a three-course zip-line soaring over the Taki Waterfall Park in the State of Ngardmau. “Zipline is getting popular around the world, and it will become another major attraction of Palau,” said Chris Kay, President of Palau Leisure Group Inc., a Korean company that built the US$2.2 million adventure facility that also includes an eco-theme park and a monorail.

Eun Song Cho, chairman of Palau Leisure Group said, “I started our zipline project in Palau first because I was attracted by the beauty of the waterfalls in Ngardmau. I was fascinated by its legend.”Ngardmau’s waterfall carries the legend of a magical eel that metamorphosed into a river, with its head becoming the waterfall. Story-telling is also a feature of the amusement park.”Combined with the local legend, the theme park will also include the Asian legend about the mythical one-winged bird,” Cho said.

Unlike scuba-diving which requires certification, zip lining only requires willingness to unleash one’s inner Tarzan and primal scream as he or she gets whisked along a cable, 250 feet from the ground, from one platform to another for a ride that goes from 30 seconds to one minute. The length of each course is between 300 meters and 340 meters and is said to be one of the longest in the world. For more information about the Palau Eco Theme Park, please call (680) 747-1004. Palau, Micronesia

Located in the westernmost corner of Micronesia, Palau is an archipelago of more than 586 islands with about 20,000 inhabitants. Consistently ranked as one of the world’s best dive destinations, Palau is the ultimate paradise for the adventurous traveler, boasting some of the most spectacular water features and beaches as well as the world famous Rock Islands and Jellyfish Lake. With 1,450 species of fish and 500 species of coral, some have called Palau the “8th Natural Wonder of the World”, while others have identified Palau as “One of the Seven Underwater Wonders of the World.” For more information about Palau, please visit www.visit-palau.com

Palau is highlighting its Live Aboard options for divers.

The Palau Aggressor II is an 18-passenger, 106-foot aluminum catamaran. Sunday-to-Sunday charters explore such dive sites as the Blue Corner, Ulong Channel, Blue Holes, and many more.

Charters include a visit to remote Peleliu Island as well. Diving, accommodations, meals, snacks, soft beverages, beer, wine and service from a professional crew are included. The boat may be hired for private charters, film production support and marine research.

For more information, call 800-348-2628, email palau@aggressor.com

or visit www.aggressor.com

The Ocean Hunter I is a 60-foot motorsailer Liveaboard, exclusively designed to accommodate only six divers.

It has been in Palau for 18 years and just underwent an upgrade. Each of the cabins are now fitted with private A/C units, toilets and showers.

A fixture on this exclusive yacht is the crew, led by Capt. Troy Ngiraikelau, who has gone on over 8,000 dives in Palau, and Chef Roy with over 9,000 gourmet meals under his belt.

Ocean Hunter I has an average of 55 percent repeat guests, a sum that very few (if at all) liveaboards achieve.

Those that charter this liveaboard will enjoy unlimited diving on board, diving from the main boat and being able to get close to the dive sites as well as professional underwater photography services, gourmet health food and a rich scientific marine library.

For more information, call 680-488-2637, email info@oceanhunter.com  or visit www.oceanhunter.com. For general destination information, visit www.visit-palau.com

Palau is featuring a number of scuba packages from two of its most prominent tour operators. Sam’s Tours Palau offers three specially priced all-inclusive packages. Each of the packages includes seven nights’ accommodations, including taxes and service charges; airport transfers; five days of two-tank diving; Jellyfish Lake snorkel after a two-tank dive day; third dive at Chandelier Cave; hotel transfers; lunch and refreshments each dive day; guide, tanks and weights; free Nitrox up to 36 percent (with proof of certification); unlimited diving at Sam’s Macro Wall; and a Sam’s Tours water bottle. The package is valid through Dec. 31.

For more information, call 680-488-1062, email reservations@samstours.com  or visit www.samstours.com.

Fish ‘n Fins Palau offers specially priced all-inclusive hotel packages. Included in each of the hotel packages are transfers; Shuffle Service from the hotel to the dive shop; breakfast and lunch on diving days; tanks and weights; free Nitrox to 32 percent; and surface interval snorkeling between the Rock Islands. The prices are valid through Sept. 30. Fish ‘n Fins is also offering a 15 percent discount on scuba diving/liveaboard trips through Sept. 30 aboard Ocean Hunter I. Ocean Hunter I’s shallow draft enables her to navigate close to reefs and drop-offs. Gourmet health food, 7 to 14 days flexible itinerary and unlimited diving will makes this dive vacation in Palau a lifetime experience.

The 160-room Palau Pacific Resort’s seven-night/five-day (10 dives) package is priced from $1,475. The newest resort in Palau, the Palau Royal Resort’s seven-night/five-day (10 dives) package is priced from $1,225. The Sea Passion Hotel’s dive rates start at $1,150 per person double. The Palau Plantation Resort is offering a seven-night/five-day (10 dives) package from $1,050 per person double. For more information, visit www.visit-palau.com

EVA Air will introduce direct passenger flights between Taipei, Taiwan and the United States territory of Guam on June 18, 2011.

Starting with two flights a week, the airline will serve its new Mariana Islands route using Airbus 330-200s.

EVA is working with travel agents to create tour packages for both independent travelers and groups. Designed for everything from dive trips to wedding parties, a variety of products are planned so that visitors can enjoy the island’s beauty to the fullest.

For more information, visit

www.evaair.com

The Star Alliance has introduced the Micronesia Airpass. Passengers an purchase up to 10 flights on the Continental Airlines and United network across Micronesia, all in a single ticket at an attractive price.

Travel on the Micronesia Airpass can commence from any Star Alliance destination in Japan, as well as from Cairns, Guam, Hong Kong, Manila, Nadi, Palau or Saipan and is available only in conjunction with an international Star Alliance flight into any of these destinations.

Micronesia consists of more than 2,000 islands scattered across the North Pacific and is an ideal location for many types of water sports, such as scuba diving, surfing, kayaking or fishing.

Star Alliance member carriers Continental Airlines and United offer the most comprehensive airline network in Micronesia.

In addition to Guam, customers can choose to travel to: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia; Kwajalein Atoll and Majuro in the Marshall Islands; Rota and Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands as well as Palau.

For more information, visit www.staralliance.com

The new Ngellil Nature Island Resort has made its debut in Palau, Micronesia.

The eco-resort is the brainstorm of Palau Plantation Resort’s Saburo Ishige, who designed a similar resort on the more populous destination in Palau’s capital, Koror.

The Ngellil Nature Island Resort is a one-of-a-kind, eight-room property that is only accessible by boat transfer and is ideal for couples or those that want to truly get away from it all.

The full-service property features accommodations made of natural products from the islands; barbecued meals made on site; private beach for hotel guests only; private hiking trails, which wend through a lush jungle; sea kayaking; snorkeling; and fishing.

A 10-minute boat ride from the main island of Airai, guests will find the Rock Islands.

As the only commercial entity on its own piece of the island, guests have complete privacy and autonomy. Designed to harmonize with nature, the resort has only two buildings, one housing the eight guest rooms and the other serves as lobby and restaurant.

The exclusive resort has its own private beach as well as an outdoor dining area where guest are served set menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Although menus can be customized according to each guest’s dietary restrictions, it is recommended that visitors enjoy the wide array of fresh, local fare, which is prepared on the outdoor grill.

The “Bai-inspired” building that houses the eight guest rooms is made entirely of local products, including local wood; bamboo; interior walls that are designed with banana mat and pandanus mat; and a roof layered with “Tuechl” (a Palauan word for Nipa leaves). Suited for no more than two guests per room, each of the guest rooms are designed so that the natural breeze of fresh air and the evening starlight can embrace guests.

To add an air of elegance, daily housekeeping services include fresh flowers strewn across the bed in an artistic and romantic fashion. Room rates start at $150 per night with a $50 surcharge/per person for meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).

For more information, call 680-587-1059, email ngellilnaturalisland@yahoo.com  or visit www.visit-palau.com