I saw mention of TravelPost on Gadling. Their CEO, Steve Hafner, wants to make it a true competitor to Trip Advisor, which got me thinking. I hadn’t seen TravelPost in a few months, and decided to revisit the site. TravelPost was bought in 2006 by Kayak. One nice feature I like, is that they include [...]

The economic downturn and travel industry woes have taken their toll. Visitors to the Islands are down, in June by about 15-20 percent, and there is a noticeable difference. While July statistics haven’t been released yet, based on what we see here, they will likely reflect a downturn, perhaps in the same range. There has [...]

Fly to Honolulu for under $400 RT (including all taxes, fees, surcharges). This morning I see that both Hawaiian and United have joined the airfare sale that we noted yesterday from Northwest Airlines. We still aren’t seeing the deals from California but we hope they too will be starting soon. Here’s how to find them: [...]