| BORABORA | Tourist destination in French Polynesia . . . nesia . . . nesia . . . |
| GAUGUIN | Paul, French post-Impressionist painter who died in French Polynesia in 1903 (7) |
| TAHITI | Island in the South Pacific; the largest in French Polynesia (6) |
| BORA | On the double, a tourist island in French Polynesia |
| LEEWARD | ? Islands, group in French Polynesia in the South Pacific including Bora Bora and Tahaa (7) |
| PAULGAUGUIN | French Post-Impressionist artist who spent ten years of his life in French Polynesia (4,7) |
| REAO | Island in French Polynesia |
| AIRTAHITI | Carrier in French Polynesia |
| BRECONBEACONS | Ben, a company head who lives in Barncoose, is organising a trip to a popular tourist destination in South Wales (6,7) |
| CORFU | Tourist destination in the Ionian Sea |
| TRALEE | Tourist destination in County Kerry, Ireland |
| CACHECREEK | Gold country tourist destination in British Columbia: 2 wds. |
| SANTORINI | Tourist destination in the Aegean |
| AMALFI | The ____ coast is a popular tourist destination in Italy |
| SETASIDE | Earmark tourist destination in which trouble kicking off (3,5) |
| BENIDORM | Tourist destination in Spain (8) |
| IONA | Northern tourist destination in conservation area |
| GRANDCANYON | Popular tourist destination in Arizona, USA (5,6) |
| MANALI | Popular tourist destination in Himachal Pradesh (6) |
| MONTEGO | ___ Bay, popular tourist destination in Jamaica (7) |