There’s a variety of news today on Hawaiian Airlines I want to share: 1. Hawaiian’s traveler reviews are down. Conde Naste Traveler readers have lowered their rating on Hawaiian this year from third to fifth place among domestic airlines. That still places them above any other carrier flying to Hawaii. Beat of Hawaii: In the [...]

When Fall airfare wars failed to materialize to Hawaii, I started turning my focus to cruise ships. I found some fabulous cruise deals that can really make sense, especially in light of current airfares. Those I’ve listed below are round-trip from the West Coast which will eliminate or reduce expensive airfares. Since airfare for Fall [...]

If you’re like me, you expected the Hawaii off-season airfare deals, be they great or mediocre, to start showing up in the past two weeks. Traditionally they are announced after July 1, for travel beginning August 15. So far I’ve seen very little. What gives? In today’s fare postings, I saw a glimmer of hope [...]

If you’re visiting Hawaii this summer, I suggest you buy local fruit and not waste your time on mainland imported produce. The latter has spent weeks in transit and distribution. They just aren’t peak when they arrive here in the islands. We live here year-round and are always looking for the best seasonal produce, whether [...]

With the luggage surcharge on many airlines, I’m planning to travel with just a carry-on. This requires a new game plan for reducing the liquids I bring on board. Today I saw an article on paper shampoo. It’s actually been around a number of years and predates the TSA’s limitations on carry-on liquids. I started [...]

At first I was excited to share with our Canadian visitors the “half-price” offer to Hawaii on Westjet. I’ve received numerous requests for Canadian deals, and unfortunately they have been virtually non-existent. On first glance this sale seemed good though not great. The prices are listed without taxes and surcharges of nearly CAD 100 each [...]

I’m always thinking about air travel and how to get the best deals. Today I’m turning my attention to finding the best savings on car rentals. Here are my recommendations: 1. Make an initial car reservation as soon as you know your rental dates and times. If you’re not completely sure of your exact time [...]

Geo-targeted advertising on print-at-home boarding passes has started. Why didn’t I think of this first? A new company recently funded with $20 Million, has signed deals with multiple airlines for ads that will be specific to where we are flying to. According to Venture Beat, Sojern’s ads started appearing today on Delta. The other airlines [...]

If you’re In Hawaii over the next 10 days, you may see people gathering around poles and fences mid-day. Come and join us. We’re celebrating a unique solar condition that prevails twice each year. It’s called Lahaina Noon when the sun is directly overhead, and is casting no shadow on vertical objects (like telephone and [...]

This doesn’t duplicate the great deals we saw recently, but it’s a fair deal (from LGA or JFK), is easy to find, and available for travel starting August 13 through September 30. Airlines: Northwest and United Advance purchase: 30 days Tuesday or Wednesday departure Minimum stay: 3 days I found good availability using Travelocity’s flexible [...]