Browsing Day July 30th, 2008

HawaiianMiles Now More Expensive; New First Bag Fee

Hawaiian has changed their award structure, and it isn't in our favor. If you have Hawaiian Miles or Amex miles you were planning to convert to Hawaiian, here are the award requirements for travel starting September 1, 2008: HawaiianMiles One Way Awards...

Posted in: Industry News

A Few New Hawaii Airfare Deals

We saw American's "Low Fares to Hawaii" sale, which is mostly not a sale, just hype.  But it does include a couple of notables.  We also found a reasonable fare from Phoenix on US Airways worth mentioning. At this point, the fare sales are popping up, but they are still...

Posted in: Deals

TSA: “Leave Your Shoes On”?

TSA is once again testing scanners that are capable of detecting items hidden in shoes. Here's a picture of one of the new devices: ...

Posted in: Travel tips

Demystifying Travel Insurance, Part 1

I plan to take the confusion out of travel insurance over the next four weeks. Each Wednesday you can expect a different post on coverage areas. We'll be looking at 28 in total. These coverage areas become a shopping list of sorts. Most policies include basic coverage...

Posted in: Travel tips