Entries tagged 'travel tips'
Surf Pipeline on Oahu, Get Beat Up: NYT Details Wolfpak Gang
Say hello to Kala Alexander and his friends, including former world champ Andy Irons. NYT tells all. Oh -- don't drop in....
Go! Pilots Regularly Napped on Hawaii Flights: Yikes!
This from the Star-Bulletin, according to court testimony, pilots on Hawaii interisland carrier Go! regularly snoozed for 20 minutes or so. Whoa!...
Hawaii Fares from LAX -- Holding Steady for the Next Year
According to Web travel search engine Kayak.com, fares out of LAX to Maui are going to be very stable for the next year, in the $500 rt range. Consider that a proxy for most fares out of LAX to...
Hawaii Vacation News from Hawaii-Aloha Travel Agency
It's been a while since I gave Bruce Fisher and Hawaii-Aloha.com credit. He puts out regular podcasts / vodcasts that are chock full of useful info, like what to expect in Hawaii spas, what types of packages his agents have...
Hawaii Superferry Ridership Rises to 40% - High Airfares Pushing More to Boat
The numbers are rising steadily as the much maligned Superferry entices more to take the interisland jaunt over water. Hawaii Superferry Blog points out that the numbers are still not high enough to be profitable so we'll see how...
Hawaiian Airlines Joins the Bag Party, Charging for First Bags to Mainland Flights
Customers will cough up $15 for the first piece of checked luggage on flights between the Mainland and Hawaii starting for travel after Oct. 1 purchased on or after Aug. 1. This matches other airlines doing the same thing nationally....
Hawaii Hotels: Bedbugs at the Halekulani? A New Upgrade Strategy
The only thing worse than getting bitten by bedbugs in a hotel room is getting bitten by bedbugs in a really, really expensive hotel room. Try adding that this room is in Hawaii (possibly for your honeymoon) and at one...
New Bag Charge on go!: Hawaii's Got You Bagged
First it was a charge for a second checked bag. Then it was a charge for a first checked bag. Checkmate and angry interisland travelers. $10 more down the drain but hey, since all the airlines are swimming in red...
Welcome to Hawaigaga.com -- A Vacation Rental Search Engine
Aloha to Hawaiigaga.com! I have been trying out this new vertical search tool for Hawaii vacation rental units. It's pretty cool, although activity content remains thin. Still, a nifty Web 2.0 app and something quite useful compared to the...
Test Drive Our New Hawaii Search Engine -- The Best Way to Search for Hawaii Info, Or Not?
Check it out here at search.hawaiirama.com. Tell us what you think and what can be made better -- or if it totally rocks, tell us that, too. Hint -- this thing is best for detailed searches into Hawaii topics. We...
Department of Silly Stats: Hawaiian Airlines Ontime Numbers
Hawaiian Airlines loves to publicize that it has, year in year out, one of the highest on-time arrival rates in the airline industry. This is good. Except when you consider that all their flights (I think) land in Hawaii or...
Hawaii Bag Job: Both go! and Hawaiian Slap Surcharges on Second Bag
Like the rest of the airline industry, Hawaii's remaining interisland carriers have decided to charge for second bags (at least they aren't charging for first bags). go! started with a $25 charge and Hawaiian followed with a $17 charge. I...
Where the Barflies Are in Honolulu: MyOpenBar.com Rocks Honolulu
So my friend, fellow blogger, and Hawaiirama poster Super CW has asked me a coupla times to do a post on her new venture. I did not want to put it up before because I wanted to make sure...
All go! Passengers -- Make Alternative Plans, CFO Steps Down
And more somber news. The interim CFO of Mesa Airlines stepped down yesterday. Mesa is the parent of go!, the interisland carrier that helped drive Aloha out of business with low, low fares. There have been many questions about Mesa's...
Rental Cars on the Super Ferry A-OK: Interisland Driving Era Begins
Just as I'd hoped, the new Superferry (which in light of airline costs is starting to look better and better) is now allowing rental cars to travel between islands on the boat. This is a huge boon that will not...
Interisland Air Fares: Up, Up and Away!
We knew it was coming. After Aloha shuttered and with go! apparently on the rocks, you can't blame Hawaiian Air for raising prices on interisland travel. Considerably. We noticed prices had gone up before this announcement but this seems to...
Aloha Air Cargo Shuts Down: One Big Loser -- Farmers and High-End Restaurants
Shocking news out today. Aloha Air, which had recently shuttered its passenger operations, on April 29 closed down its profitable air cargo operations after no buyer would bite (no surprise -- the Airline Pilots Association had threatened to strike). Aloha...
Kailua Traffic Hell: Hawaii's Own Big Dig on the Windward Side
Kailua is often touted as the ultimate scenic day-trip from Waikiki, a lovely beach town with stunning endless sands, no (well, one) high rises, lots of bike paths, windsurfing, bird sanctuaries -- you get the picture. Too bad that Kailua...
Highest Gas Prices in the Country: Welcome to Maui!
The Valley Isle has the dubious distinction of the highest gas prices in the country and the first place regularly eclipsing the $4 mark. Kauai is following right there behind them. Gas in Hawaii has always been pricey and its...
Hawaii Airfares Skyrocketing: Arrivals Down 14% YOY Last Month
Here's to hoping that the recent spike in ticket prices to and from Hawaii brought about after two of the major carriers, Aloha and ATA, crashed and burned, is a temporary phenom. SmarterTravel peers into its crystal ball and finds...
More Hawaii Travel Hell -- Another Airline on the Rocks?: No go!?
First Aloha Airlines goes belly up, leaving travelers in a lurch and decimating the interisland market. Now it looks as if go!, the upstart that shut down Aloha with low, low fares and a nasty fare war, could be circling...
From Hawaii Tourism Authority: "HAWAII EXPECTED TO HAVE AMPLE LIFT DESPITE AIRLINE SHUTDOWNS"
What they don't mention in the release, however, is price. It's not what you think you should pay to fly to Hawaii. It's what the market will bear. Methinks that bankruptcies of carriers can mean one of two things. Either...
Hawaii Air Travel Hell: ATA Shuts Down, Too -- Good Luck!
I'd hate to be a travel agent with a large Hawaii client list today. As if the Aloha Airlines shutdown didn't cause enough chaos, the ATA closure comes right on its heels -- and was equally abrupt. Heck, the airline...
Aloha Air Shutting Down March 31: Massive Disruption for Hawaii Travelers
The Hawaii Tourism Authority just sent out a release offering assistance to travelers holding Aloha Airlines tickets on transpacific or interisland flights. The struggling airline is shutting those flights down this Monday. HTA lists a bunch of places for travelers...
A Decent Hotel in Hawaii for Under $140 -- Podcast
My friend (and Hawaiirama blogger) Bruce does a nifty podcast on how to get cheap Hawaii hotels. Surprisingly, there are a decent number of totally decent cheap hotels for this price. And if you want to dip into condos, then...
Waikiki Parking Sticker Shock: Hawaii Hotel News
The good travel agents over at Travel Hawaii have done some homework on what guests pay to park at different hotels in Waikiki. It's a definite eye-opener. Rates range from free at the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower to $25 per...
Hawaii Prices Going Up, Up, Up: Record 33% Fuel Surcharge on Shipping to Hawaii
Matson, one of the two primary shipping lines servicing the Hawaiian Islands, announced that it would soon boost its fuel surcharge on island container shipping to a whopping 33.75%. That's on top of the regular shipping costs, some of which...
More Superferry Pile On: Hawaii's Quickest Ticket to Seasickness
This video explains why you might not want to ride this big boat. It also inspired Brad's Barf-o-Meter....
NCL Pulls Second Boat from Hawaii, Leaving Single Boat and Giant Sucking Sound of Cruise Ship Vacuum
So Hawaiirama blogger / contributor and most excellent Hawaii-based travel agent Bruce Fisher was right. A while back he posted a story on his blog about NCL pulling all of its boats out of Hawaii. NCL said no, we retracted...
New Barf-o-Meter: Know Before You Blow on the Hawaii Superferry
The much maligned Superferry has had its fare share of problems. First, there was the surfboard flotilla protest. Then came the court mandated stoppages. Then came the resumption of passages but with extreme seasickness (crew members were handing out barf...
Hawaii Hotels: Scoop on the Renovated Rooms at the Kahala Hotel & Resort
Family crashed as the Kahala for a 4-night stay two weeks ago and got lucky enough to snag one of the newly renovated rooms at the classic resort which had been struggling of late, according to many online posters. A...
Another Laughably Bad Set of Hawaii Ratings from Trip Advisor: Kauai Restaurants
According to the beloved TripAdvisor.com, the Top 3 on the Garden Isle the Hukilau Lanai, Mermaids Cafe, and Shrimp Station. Say what? Roy's Poipu, Blossoming Lotus, Tidepools -- which are much better joints than the top troika - all come...
President's Day Getaway to Hawaii? Honolulu Picks from Farecast
Love Farecast. Want to come to Honolulu for a sweet P-Day long weekend? Da picks for hotel deals, according to the wizardry of Farecast, are the Moana Surfrider, recently renovated, lovely old style, and dirt cheap at $209 per night....
Hawaii Travel: Internet Access Lowdown from Travel-Hawaii.com
The good travel agents over at Travel-Hawaii have chased down info on what Hawaii hotels are charging for in-room Internet access. Oddly, most seem to be charging something. Due to the size of these resort and the concrete walls, finding...
Hapuna Beach, Big Island: Most Dangerous Beach in Hawaii
Hapuna Beach is definitely one of the nicest beaches in the Hawaiian Islands, a long stretch of wide yellow sand rimming a crystal blue bay. Alas, it's also one of the most dangerous. This research surprised me, because Hapuna, while...
Barf Boat: Hawaii Superferry Is Super Queasy on Reopening Day
I don't know how better I can describe the situation on the Hawaii Superferry on its maiden re-voyage from Oahu to Kahului than Honolulu Advertiser writer Dan Nakaso. "At least 25 passengers all over the Alakai were openly vomiting, said...
The End of the Interisland Fare Wars: Aloha and Hawaiian Raise'Em
Upstart go! airlines has been keeping the two incumbents, Aloha and Hawaiian Air, on their toes with unsustainably low-priced tickets for interisland travel (as in, sometimes less than $20). This has been hurting Aloha and Hawaiian, which have much higher...
Howzit Hawaiirama readers!
My name is Bruce Fisher, I am a Hawaii based Travel Agent and the founder of Hawaii-Aloha.com. So why am I posting here? Millions of visitors come to these islands every year without ever speaking to a real person...
Hawaii with Kids: Podcast Advice from a Pro
Hawaii-Aloha travel agency founder Bruce Fisher runs his own company blog, does podcasts, and even posts YouTube videos. He also tangles with Expedia and hotel companies on TripAdvisor. He'll be contributing to Hawaiirama shortly, if all goes well. As a...
Trip Advisor Oahu Restaurant Rankings -- More Hilarity
Oh, gotta love the hoi polloi over at TA for their wacky restaurant rankings. Compadre's Bar and Grill ranked 4th on the island of Oahu, beating out La Mer (the peerless and pricey French classic at the Halekulani) and Alan...
Maui B&B and Vacation Rental Freeze: No Place to Stay on North Shore, Upcountry
Upate on the Maui County B&B and vacation rental crackdown. Most of the rentals and B&Bs operating on the three islands in Maui County (Maui, Molokai, Lanai) have shut down under threat of $1,000 per day fines. No word on...
More on Maui Vacation Rentals Crackdown -- Total Confusion
The deeper I dig into this Maui vacation rentals stuff, the more confusing it gets. First, there is the problem of even figuring out which of the handful of vacation rentals that claim to be permitted truly are. Maui County...
Hawaii Hurricane Alert!: Here Comes Flossie
Those who don't live in the islands probably have not been tracking the progress of Hurricane Flossie as she plows across the Pacific towards Hawaii. The forecasters say she likely will pass south of the Big Island sometime late next...
Hawaii Travel Network Rip-Off: Back from the Dead?
Have not idea on the veracity of this one but a commenter on Hawaii had this to say about the founder of Hawaii Travel Network, Michael Bennie. "Be aware that Michael Bennie is still around!! He has a new travel...
Kayak Buzz: NYC Fares to Hawaii Looking Pretty Cheap
So I'm lagging -- this Kayak Buzz Alert is about a week old. But airfare from New York City to Hawaii rarely dips below $600. Here it looks like fares are going to be pretty reasonable for quite a...
Hawaii Travel Tips: Little Plane, Big Payoff
If you want to visit multiple islands in Hawaii, you generally take the plane. You can take a pretty big plane, a Boeing-type that flies above the clouds. Or you can take the little planes. Which really give you a...
Hawaii Hotels $100 Per Night Club: Cheap Deals on Paradise
This is fairly clever. Voyager Travel is offering a promo on a handful of Hawaii hotels with rates running below $100 per night. Most people can't conceive that hotels in such an expensive place could be so cheap but they...
Maui Travel Tip: More Vacation Rental Chaos, Check Your Permit Folks!
Earlier this month Maui County authorities announced a crackdown with hefty fines on vacation rental owners who were letting their properties out without county approval. This caused most vacation rentals and the majority of B&Bs to stop taking visitors and...
ClubHawaii.net Launches: Another Hawaii Travel Site :)
Not quite sure what to make of ClubHawaii.com. The hook is four travel writers and 300 insiders suggest itineraries. ClubHawaii screens the info and assists paying customers -- that's right, they want you to pay money for their insights. Me,...
Maui Vacation Rentals: Big Crackdown in Maui County
Around Hawaii a dispute has been bubbling between vacation rental owners and their neighbors in residential neighborhoods. The rentals create noise, traffic and crowds, according to the opponents. On Maui, which has perhaps the greatest percentage of rentals in the...
Hawaii Hotels: Avoid Renovation Gotcha
That Hawaii hotel deal which seems to good to be true? Often times, it really is. There's a whole lotta renovations going on right now but you may not figure that out until you arrive in the islands. Shame on...
Superferry Arrives in Hawaii: Da Boat, Da Boat!
I've been blogging about the Superferry for some time now, a boat that will take cars and small trucks -- and people, though that's less interesting -- around the islands on short hop, short duration trips. This means, you can...
Hawaii Hotels: More Resort Fees Breakdown from Travel-Hawaii
I've blogged on Travel-Hawaii.com before. It's an online/offline travel agency that really knows the islands and the various hotel properties and isn't afraid to tick off hotels by telling them that their product stinks (when warranted). Travel-Hawaii has started doing...
Hawaii - Continental Airlines Codeshare: Few Tix On Offer
Like many folks in Hawaii, I was excited when Continental and Hawaiian Airlines announced a code sharing agreement and that frequent flier miles holders would be able to book tickets on Hawaiian using Continental miles and vice versa. I was...
Quakes Close Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hundreds of small temblors set Kilauea Volcano all aquiver and scared the National Park Service enough to shutter Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to visitors. Rangers evacuated a handful of campers and turned away dozens of carloads of tourists. What will...
Big Island Travel: Kailua-Kona -- Quaint, Faded Seaside Village or Dangerous Slum?
The guide books like to describe Kailua-Kona, the man population center on the sunny western side of the Big Island, quaint, kitschy, cozy, whatever. Locals have another term for it. Depressed and dangerous. I have been back there a number...
Hawaii Travel Network Rip-Off Update: Bad to Worse
I've been getting a steady stream of comments from unlucky folks who got ripped off by Hawaii Travel Network, a reseller of travel packages and attraction tickets (luaus and whatnot) that suddenly went AWOL without paying its bills, leaving hundreds...
Hawaii Hotels: Free Phone Calls / Web Access at Outrigger
Seems Outrigger is joining the free phone and Internet frenzy with an offer of free dial tone and high-speed Internet access at the Outrigger Reef, one of their flagship beachfront properties in Waikiki. This hotel has undergone extensive renovations and...
Ask Hawaiirama: Where to Stay on Maui Family Vacation?
This came in via comments a few weeks ago from Kay and I'm only now getting back around to it.Kay, sorry for tardy reply. "We are traveling to Honolulu and having a ceremony to intern my father’s ashes on...
Alaska Airlines Opens Direct Flights to Hawaii -- Brrr!
You can now fly non-stop from Anchorage to Honolulu on a scheduled, regular route. This used to be the domain only of charter flights run on Hawaiian Air jets. Now Alaska Airlines, one of the smartest companies in the sky,...
Hawaii Travel: All Out Interisland Airfare War - Insanely Cheap $9 O/W Tix
So I've periodically blogged about the ongoing fare war between upstart interisland carrier go! and incumbents Aloha and Hawaiian. The war just got a it more bloodier this week as go! dropped the one-way price of an interisland ticket running...
Hawaii Travel Kayak Buzz Update: NYC to Hawaii Looks Cheap This Winter
The latest in my Kayak Buzz observations. And sorry for crappy visuals. I need to get tables set up but haven't had time. Note that rt tix from NYC area airports to Honolulu appear to be headed for the $600...
Hawaii Travel: Kayak Airfare Tracker
I love the Kayak Buzz, a nifty feature that automatically ships via email you a range of prices broken down by month for any city you want to track. I've started tracking flights from top mainland cities with links to...
Hawaii Interisland Airfare Wars Draw More Blood
Both Aloha Air, which has gone in and out of bankruptcy, and upstarts go! announced in the past few days financial results. Both cited interisland travel in Hawaii as a reason for increased red ink. This bodes poorly for...
United Airlines Takes Minority Stake in Aloha: Has Interisland Market Hit Rock Bottom?
Word broke yesterday that United Arilines had purchased a minority stake of Aloha Airlines, one of two major home-grown carriers. Aloha and Hawaiian dominate the interisland air travel market, although upstart entrant (and Mesa Airlines subsidiary) go! has forced nasty...
Hawaii Hotels: Hilton Reports Weakness in Hawaii Revenues -- Another Sign That Hawaii is Definitely On Sale
I've blogged before about weakening occupancy levels in the Hawaiian Islands and how that would likely mean better deals on rooms. Yesterday Hilton Hotels posted quarterly earnings that were below expectations due, in large part, to weakness in its Hawaii...
Hawaii Wedding / Bridal Mags -- So Many for Such a Small Place
Yes, Hawaii is the honeymoon capital of the universe (with Maui getting a particular nod). Apparently, lots of folks fly to Hawaii to get married, too. (We did- though we both had lived there before and did so again later)....
Hawaii Hotels: Smokers Steer Clear of Outrigger, ResortQuest
The agents over at Travel Hawaii, which is becoming a quasi-travel news agency focused on Hawaii, put together some good info on the smoking ban that has pretty much banned smoking in hotel rooms and public places. They put together...
Hawaii Hotels: Take Your Doggie on a Hawaiian Vacation! Sez Vancouver Sun
This AP article published in the Vancouver Sun covers a trend I was totally unaware of, namely, pet owners schlepping their furry friends to Hawaii for a vacation. That is, not of the pets, although they clearly come along for...
Hawaii Travel: Superferry Due in the Islands in May: Will This Permanently Change Island Hopping?
In Mobile, Alabama on April 14, the new Hawaii Superferry "Alakai" was christened. The massive 350-foot ferry, which will carry both people and cars, is set to sail for the Hawaiian Islands in May 2007. Service on the ferry will...
Hawaii Travel: Prices on Oahu Vacation Rentals Going Up?
This Star-Bulletin article details a new effort by the City and County of Honolulu to shut down illegal vacation rentals. According to some counts, 2,000 rentals do not have the proper permits and face fines of $1,000 per day. The...
Traffic Disaster: Waimea Bay Road Closure A Bit More Than Temporary
Anyone who has driven around Waimea Bay couldn't have helped but notice the massive chain-link fence with thick metal rings setting the eastern cliff off from the road. But manmade measures apparently cannot hold back the gods. A rockslide...
$2.3 Billion Airport Refurb at Honolulu: A Very Expensive People Mover
In its Sunday edition, the Honolulu Advertiser has a big breakdown of the ongoing to $2.3 million refurbishment of the Honolulu International Airport. The refurb is much needed. The airport is well known for subpar infrastructure. It uses 1970s-era shuttle...
Big Island Most Dangerous Place to Drive in Hawaii
Following on the heels of a tropical cocktail post (irony intended), a more sobering note. Ten of the state's 11 most dangerous intersections are on the Big Island. Which is particularly frightening as more than any other major island the...
Hawaii Cheap Tix For Very Frequent Fliers: ATA Flight Bank
Aside from Hawaiian, United and Aloha, ATA has more flights to and from Hawaii than any other big airline. All their flights go to the West Coast with a bunch of destinations. ATA non-stop routes go Las Vegas, Phoenix, Oakland,...
Modern Luxury in Hawaii: Shameless Plug
I've never been averse to lifestyle porn so when I first heard about Modern Luxury Hawaii, I thought "Cool!". The new mag by Modern Luxury group chronicles the lush life in the 50th state. They don't put their mag online...
Bed & Breakfast Brouhaha -- Kauai Chimes In
The Kauai County Council is considering a bill that would effectively freeze the growth of unlicensed B&Bs and vacation rentals on the Garden Isle. Maui and Oahu both have similar measures in place and there have been some crackdowns. Essentially,...
OpenTable.com Hawaii -- From Useless to Moderately Useful
Denizens of large metropolises on the mainland love to use OpenTable.com. It's a free online restaurant reservation service that lets you pick a restaurant by cuisine, region, and price range and then tells you which ones have online availability. There's...
Resort Fee Ripoff: A Good Rundown
You've ponied up beaucoup bucks for the holiday of your dreams in Hawaii (or, if you're local, that luxe holoholo). Sure, you expect the resorts to charge a premium for food, drink and activities. But what the heck is a...
Volcano Radio: Red Hot Podcast, Island Flavor
I've been remiss in multiple ways. First, sorry for the long hiatus. I was travelling and in New York City. My fingers have thawed out and its time to resume. Second, I've been remiss in not mentioning my friend Stewart...
Hawaii Trauma: Third-World Healthcare in the Islands, Docs Say Don't Crash Your Car in Kona
What happens if you break your leg on the Big Island on a weekend? Chances are you, get airlifted to Honolulu. Ditto for many other serious but, in most cases, not lifethreatening problems. The Outer Islands have long struggled to...
Barack Obama Hawaii Vacation Tour -- Coming Soon!
In Hawaii, Obama Mania is hitting a fevered pitch as the local favorite -- he spent a number of years on Oahu and attended high school at Punahou -- starts his sprint for the White House. At Hawaiirama, I aim...
Hawaii Tourism On the Skids? Good News for Visitors!
Sure looks like its slowing down, at the very least. Japanese tourism is cratering, down nearly 10% last year. In the last week of January, Hawaii hotel occupancy fell below 70%. Word is out that Hawaii hotels are already slashing...
Tip #5: How to Save Big Bucks on a Hawaiian Vacation -- Do Lunch
Like the rest of my saving money tips for Hawaii visits, this one is fairly obvious yet astonishingly overlooked. The quickest way to max out your meal expenditures is hit a high-end restaurant for dinner. Of course, it's a lovely...
Tip #4: How To Save Big Bucks on Hawaiian Vacations -- VRBO
I'm always amazed when people tell me they have never heard of VRBO.com. The letters stand for "Vacation Rental By Owner" and the site is a compendium of vacation properties for rent by their owners rather than agencies. In most...
How to Save Big Bucks on a Hawaiian Vacation: Tip #3 -- Stay Away from Big Name Resort Towns
This tip is closely related to a previous post on staying at off-brand hotel. The big name resort towns in Hawaii do sit astride some of the islands' best beaches. Which is why they can charge a premium on rooms....
Happy New Year from Hawaiirama! Pay Up!
How could Hawaii possibly become even more expensive? You can thank the state and local governements for that. Effective January 1, 2007, Hawaii's state gas tax goes back up by 11 cents per gallon, reversing a previous reduction put in...
How to Save Big Bucks on a Hawaii Vacation: Tip #2 - Off-Brand Hotels Rule
Most travelers (and locals, for that matter) prefer to stay at branded hotel properties. It's like eating at Mickey D's instead of some unknown, untested local burger joint. Except its a lot more expensive so why risk it? Enter the...
How To Save Big Bucks on a Hawaii Vacation: Tip # 1
So how pricey is a visit to Hawaii? That depends on how pricey you want to make it but, in a nutshell, the answer is not as pricey as you think. In particular if you follow a few of these...
Priceline.com Lists 5 Hawaii Spots Among Top '07 New Years Party Destinations -- Including Kahului?
The site that Shatner shills released on Dec. 26 its list of hot destinations for travelers going to party like its 2007. Five Hawaii spots make the list, although a number of them are pretty wierd choices. Most notably, that...
Hawaii Hotels: Last Minute 2006 Xmas Deals
Just tracked a bunch of excellent last minute deals for Hawaii trips at Hawaii.com. This site, while full of semi-canned content, puts out emails that are perhaps the best sources of discount Hawaii package vacation listings. Here's a few picks...
Cheapest Time to Visit Hawaii Is May '07 - Sez Cheap Tickets
Well, they ought to know. Cheap Tickets is all about cheap travel. Cheap Tickets was founded in Hawaii. And if the Cheap Ticket's 2007 Value Travel Forecast Cheapometer predicts hotels in Hawaii will be at their cheapest in May, you...
$12 Return Tickets on Island Air -- As Low As You Can Go
Island Air now offering low, low $12 return fares for travel during holiday season. Of course, many restrictions. This is the latest in the ongoing and increasingly insane interisland fare wares between Island, Aloha, Hawaiian and Go!....
Aloha-Mex at Newark International -- Food to Fly By
Here's my post on Jaunted.com, a site where I am a contributing editor. I like it. It's a fun site. I write about Maui Tacos in Newark International, where its a total godsend for the long flights back to Hawaii....
Fares to Honolulu from Newark International -- January Snapshot
My favorite way to travel to and from New York is on the non-stop Continental flight from Newark International to Honolulu. It's a daily departure. In fact, I've found Newark to be the most convenient way in and out of...
For the Kama'aina Traveler: Cheap Fares Off Da Rock
If you live in Hawaii, you know that feeling. Traffic jams all over Oahu? Too many office parties and neighborhood parades? Time to get out. One thing I love about Kayak is it makes it SO easy to look for...
Hawaii Airfares on the Down Low
Here's a graphic from Kayak.com tracking airfares from San Francisco to Honolulu over the past few months. As you can see, all this talk of higher airfares across the country seems to be a bit overdone, at least with regard...
Hawaii Hotels and Resorts: An Exceedingly Truthful Travel Agency
In the world of travel, its hard to get the truth. The major travel pubs deemphasize the negative sides of destinations and hotel/resort properties out of fear of ticking off potential advertisers. Clueless posters on Trip Advisor and Hawaii.com throw...
Hawaii Hotels: Avoid Renovation Gotcha
More than once I've bagged a hotel steal online and arrived at the property to check in -- and realized that extensive, noisy and dirty renovations were underway. Hotels go out of their way to minimize these events, booking rooms...
Travel Deals: Ridiculously Low Fares to/from West Coast, AZ
Hawaiian Air unleashed some really low fares for the pre-Xmas hump season. As follows. Price includes travel to Honolulu, Kauai, Maui or the Big Island of Hawaii. Good from 11/14-12/14 in 2006. Ideal for quick and dirty pre-Xmas crowdbeater getaway....
Hawaii Travel Tips
A question I get often is: "How hard is it to get around the islands? Is there a ferry?" Nope, no ferry -- at least not yet. Boats do run between Maui and Lanai but only carry passengers. The ride...
