View Larger Map Obama is all the rage.  Many people plan to capitalize on the new president’s long-tailed roots.  There have been articles already written about tours in Africa and Chicago.  Now comes a new entry to the mix, the Obama Tour Hawaii. Since the places where Obama lived and went to school in Hawaii [...]

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A report out today from Price Waterhouse, and based on Smith Travel Research data, is forecasting a decrease in hotel revenue (per available room) of nearly 6 percent in 2009. What it means for travelers: As a result, hotels are widely expected to offer greater discounts on a regular basis. While this is bad news [...]

Updated 12/08: As of today, all of the carriers have pulled their discounted fares from the market.  The lowest price offered is now $59. Keep checking back however, as I still expect to see more discounts appear between Honolulu, Lihue and Kona.  Those may have to wait, however, until we are well into the holidays, [...]

We’ve just entered our first rainy period since last Spring.  The weather is cool at night by Hawaii standards, high 60′s, and the rains are consistent.  These conditions are forecast to continue through the rest of this week, if not longer. What does this mean for your Hawaii vacation?  Between November and April expect at [...]

Updated 10/16/08:  Hawaiian Airlines has joined this fare sale. As promised, the Hawaii inter-island airfare war is beginning, albeit slowly. This morning, our new and up-scale player Mokulele Airlines, has lowered their fares from $59 to $45. At this point, that price is only being offered on flights through the end of November.  It is [...]

Updated 12/22:  This on again, off again fare, with slight variations, valid through November 2009, isn’t currently available.  It will likely reappear soon after the New Year. Less than two weeks ago we had a one-day sale from Canada to Hawaii on Westjet.  This deal is even better, though you must still act quickly. Cost:  [...]

Following this week’s earlier post on using Expedia’s new travel deal subscriptions, I wanted to point out two other online travel agencies which offer similar features. The reason for using these is to get the most timely updates on travel deals tailored specifically to your travel plans.  The deals will arrive in your RSS reader [...]

If you don’t think this is the ideal time to escape to Hawaii, think again. At $144 net cost, this is just an unbelievable deal.  If you use our earlier suggestion, you can get the fare down even lower, to $137 round-trip (all-inclusive). Here is how this offer works: Buy a round-trip ticket from Los [...]

An email I received this morning from a reader got me thinking again about something we’ve already covered widely: Hi Jeff, I’m sure you’ve seen this but here is some news on Mesa Airlines and effect of $52M legal settlement with Hawaiian Airlines. Thanks for your great coverage of Hawaii. Mark Thanks for the reminder.  [...]