From many locations, coming to Hawaii between now and late Spring (May 19) is about as cheap as you’ll ever find. Most of these deals have just had their validity extended from April.  These prices are round-trip, all-inclusive: Boston to Honolulu:  $419;  Kahului $431; (all carriers) Houston to Honolulu:  $414 (US Airways) NYC to Honolulu: [...]

When you’re visiting Hawaii, the person cleaning your room, parking your car, and helping at the front desk may be Filipino. To make a nice impression, knowing a few words of Tagalog, the official language of the Philippines, is another way to say Aloha. Over 20 percent of Hawaii’s population is Filipino.  They came to [...]

Where this all started was with the Hotwire deal I saw for the Ilikai’s Waikiki Marina Resort with prices starting at $65 for the next year. The price is right, the location is good, but what about the hotel?  As I’ve written previously, much of the Ilikai is in foreclosure and it remains unclear what [...]

No airline booking fees. Travelocity announced today that it is joining Expedia in eliminating airline booking fees, at least until May 31, and likely forever. The reason is that these online travel agencies are in fierce competition with both the airlines and with sites like Kayak, that direct you to the airline sites themselves for [...]

Last night’s announcement that Superferry will be shutting down immediately came as no surprise to me. As I wrote on November 20: “Superferry is likely to cease operations.  They have too high cost, too few riders, a rough winter ocean ahead, and an upcoming decision about a complete environmental impact study, among other problems.” The [...]

This appears to be end of a great deal from Pleasant Holidays we first wrote about back on January 29.  It includes a garden view room for three nights at the Sheraton Kauai, which while not elegant, has one of our most favored beach locations on the island. As for just how good a deal [...]

We rarely find such good deals for our Canadian visitors.  This fare is on United Airlines, and has quite limited availability.  It is valid to Kona on the Big Island only.  In spite of its limitations, this is an amazing offer worthy of mention. Buy it today if you’re interested, as it will not last. [...]

Airfares are a moving target.  If it isn’t clear just how fast a target they are, here’s why: Daily airfare distribution schedule.  The airlines update domestic fares, including those between Hawaii and the US Mainland, three times each weekday and once each weekend day.  Therein is why some deals can disappear almost as quickly as [...]

Updated 3/15/09:  Deals change quickly, and not always for the better.  The San Francisco deals are gone for now.  The price has gone up by over $200.  The Los Angeles fares in the low $400′s are still available at this time. Updated 3/12/09 pm: I still find available dates during June, July and August from [...]

Visitors planning a trip to Hawaii may benefit from a couple of nice changes over at Expedia.  In a press release I received today Expedia is offering no fee airline bookings as well as free hotel nights, as follows: 1.  Stay 3, 4 or 5 nights:  get the last hotel night free.  For this offer, [...]