1. Seasonal timing.Look for the best Hawaii airfare deals to be announced on the Wednesday two weeks prior, then one week prior, to ending of a “high season.”
The first round of discounts are with the more distant locations (longer trips are less spontaneous so the airlines have less to lose in lowering those fares first). The second round of discounts are from nearby west coast locations, where travelers can be more last minute (the airlines could lose more high-season traffic when lowering fares too soon).
Going out on a limb, I’ll suggest that for the highly desirable and affordable August (”shoulder”) season travel, look for July 30 and August 6 as potentially the best buy dates.
2.Wednesday is the key day. I’ve known this for several years, but a post on Peter Greenberg’s blog today got me thinking. Wednesday’s are the day to buy airline tickets. In my mind this started years ago when the majors offered their best internet deals late on Tuesday night. And while, as Peter pointed out, weekends are when the airlines start to test new fares (both up and down), just after midnight on Wednesday morning is virtually always the best time to buy.
With oil (and jet fuel) in the stratosphere, look for airlines to be more tricky than ever in trying to strap you into higher priced seats. They are even taking out lavatories to reduce weight and add more seats. They have to.
But the deals, as you saw yesterday, are still out there to be had. We’ll keep giving the deals to you as quickly as we can find them.
3.Subscribe to Beat of Hawaiiso that we can get you the best airfare deals first:email or RSS feed.
I just found several airfares seriously worthy of mention. Some have very limited availability, so if you’re interested, I suggest you you jump on them without delay.
All are 14 day advance fares for travel March 31 to June 5:
1. Houston to Honolulu $347 (CO).
2. New York (LGA) to Honolulu $459 (CO, DL, NW, UA, US).
3. Newark to Honolulu (nonstop on CO!) $440 (CO, DL, NW).
PS: I used Travelocity flexible date search to find availability.
With a new HD camera, there’s no telling where we’ll be showing up in beautiful Hawaii. For this first video the camera is turned on us. We decided to post this impromptu discussion of our upcoming Wailua Falls video. We look forward to sharing more of Hawaii with you as you meet us and get to know us better.
Evelyn, our carnival hostess, has selected a variety of posts written about Hawaii.
Other topics include a tribute to the late Auntie Genoa Keawe, a Royal Luau, 7 reasons why Hawaii is romantic, Trouble in paradise, and Hawaii’s Democratic caucus. It’s all here to enjoy.
1. Ride The Bus for $2 each from Airport to Waikiki.
When it was standing room only I told Jeff to meditate on how much money we saved. We eliminated the cost of hotel parking ($15-$20 per day), rental car and gas. Honolulu is congested and parking not easy to find.
You can bring 1 suitcase to place on your lap or under your seat. Bus 19 or 20 will get you from the Airport to Waikiki. Frequent riders can buy a 4-day bus pass for $20 at all Waikiki ABC stores.
Another option is to rent a car in Waikiki for a day to explore Oahu and take The Bus for your local travel.
You’re not a good fit for The Bus if….you want to make an entrance at your hotel, plan to spend most of your time outside of Honolulu or travel with heavy luggage.
