Archive for January 7th, 2009

Inter-Island Airline Update

Jan 07, 2009 3 Comments by

Updated 1/31/10: The lowest price for inter-island travel remains $58 (Go!’s attempt to raise it to $63 has thus far failed).  The base price fares remain widely available, although I’ve recently seen economy one-way fares as high as $127. Be mindful of significantly higher fares for last minute and other in-demand dates and times, and [...]

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Hawaiian Air Deals, Good Until June

Jan 07, 2009 No Comments by

Some new fares just released from Hawaiian Air offer good deals from many of their West Coast locations to Oahu and Maui.  Rates are somewhat higher, though still quite reasonable, for Spring Break (3/14-4/19). If your destination is beyond Honolulu or Kahului, I still expect to see new lower inter-island airfares revealed at any time. [...]

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TripAdvisor And The Big Business Of Fake Reviews, Part 2

Jan 07, 2009 7 Comments

TripAdvisor is plagued with fake reviews.  Why? As I wrote about yesterday, the problem of review fraud is two-fold: Intense competition in the travel industry, greatly exacerbated by the state of our economy, has caused hotels and other travel providers to artificially manipulate review rankings in order to achieve increased bookings and revenue. Inherent conflict [...]

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