Tourism & Hospitality: IHG is rebranding InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa as Regent Bora Bora, with renovations starting June 1 and a late-2027 reopening; it will become the first Regent property in French Polynesia, keeping the Polynesian feel while adding Regent’s luxury service model. Ocean Conservation & Climate Finance: The Bezos Earth Fund is adding $25m to Pacific Ocean protection under its “Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity” push, bringing total Pacific grants to $63.3m; funding targets Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu, aiming to protect at least 30% of waters by 2030. Local Business & Investment Policy: France launched the €35m “Outre-mer One” fund to shift overseas development from subsidies to commercially viable investment, managed by INCO Ventures with state partners and private backers including BRED, EDF and the Bernard Hayot Group. French Polynesia Security & Trade Risks: A new look at drug trafficking highlights French Polynesia’s growing role as a transit hub for cocaine and meth en route to Australia and New Zealand, alongside a rising local meth market—raising pressure on border and policing resources. Travel Deals: Paul Gauguin Cruises and Ponant Explorations are promoting “Tempting Tahiti” with up to $1,000 shipboard credit on select 2026–2027 sailings, book-by end of October. Regional Humanitarian Ops: New Zealand’s NZDF mission to Penrhyn in the Cook Islands is progressing with water, school and hospital repairs plus maritime surveying, and French Armed Forces engineers from French Polynesia joining to assess the airfield.