1.  American Airlines Hawaii fare sale. This sale is quite limited in terms of destinations, dates and price.  One way prices (plus tax): San Francisco to/from Honolulu $181 Los Angeles to/from Honolulu $182 San Diego to/from Kahului $186 Las Vegas to/from Kona $195 Washington DC to/from Honolulu $207 New York to/from Honolulu $208 Check the [...]

As you may already know, we are big fans of Hawaii’s neighbor, French Polynesia, located just 5 hours due south of here in the same time zone. When flying from Los Angeles, the flight to Tahiti averages two hours longer than coming to Hawaii. Tahiti’s tourism is down far more than Hawaii. In February for [...]

If you’re a frequent reader, you know I have a fetish about hotel review sites. So when I learned that TravelPost, owned by Kayak, was undergoing a revamp to take on mammoth competitor TripAdvisor, I decided to take a look. TravelPost now claims to search over 200 websites for hotel reviews, information and rates. My [...]

Updated April 8:  I have been hearing from people booking this deal and confirming it via phone directly with the property. Fairmont apparently expected the deal to be widely distributed through their employees.  They were told, we believe, not to distribute it through web sites however.  In today’s age, how could that be? Fairmont must [...]

Here’s a great Hawaii car rental deal from Alamo on Jeeps, Convertibles and SUV’s starting at $174 a week. Valid April 12-May 31 at participating Hawaii locations. Limited availability and blackouts may apply. 5-28 day rental period must include a Saturday night. Apply this $25 off coupon to arrive at the lower price.

New fares are just coming out today that you’ll want to act on quickly, if they are of interest.  This is the first of the summer Hawaii airfares deals that we’ve been expecting. Look for a plethora of additional sales in order to shore up the airlines’ Hawaii route traffic during this unusually difficult  summer.  [...]

Here are Beat of Hawaii’s most viewed posts in January, February and March (excluding deals that are no longer valid): Airfare Deals: Win free trips to Hawaii. San Francisco to Oahu or Maui $299 including car. Unadvertised Hawaii airfare sales. Inter-island airfare war:  $28. New York to Hawaii $437 round trip (all-inclusive). Hotels: Parkshore Waikiki [...]

Two of our readers, Aleksandra “Aleks” Witkowska and Paul Tomaszewski, recently took a break from their Chicago winter and vacationed on two Hawaiian islands.  Last week we featured their Big Island report.  Today we’re showcasing their Maui adventure. We appreciate Aleks and Paul’s report and insights, even though our experiences have differed.  We recently enjoyed [...]

Buying an airline ticket to Hawaii isn’t always cheap, no matter how good a deal you find.  If the price of that ticket drops after purchase,  that hurts. The tight economy, and rapidly changing travel prices have increased our interest in price protection.  The Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC) reports that the number of applications for [...]