Archive for May, 2009

Hawaii Anniversary and Trivia

May 29, 2009 5 Comments by

Hawaii will celebrate 50 years as the 50th state this year on August 21.  There will be many festivities, which we will be covering as the date approaches.  In the meantime, both Prince Resorts and Aqua Resorts have 50th Anniversary specials.  Did you know… The land mass of Hawaii consists of over 6,000 square miles [...]

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Travel Industry Updates

May 28, 2009 No Comments by

Hyatt Hotels Twitter can really help. In what may be an important indication of the future of Twitter in travel, the hotel chain has introduced their online virtual concierge.  You can now contact your Hyatt hotel via Twitter with questions, or even just to tell them you’ll be arriving late.  If you’re not yet on [...]

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Learn To Haggle For Travel

May 27, 2009 3 Comments

Are you negotiating your travel deals? I am and it looks like I’m not alone. A survey of over 2,000 households  conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, indicates that two-thirds of those sampled have tried haggling in just the past six months.  Even more surprising perhaps is that of those who negotiated deals, [...]

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Canada to Hawaii 3 Day Fare Sale

May 26, 2009 3 Comments

Right on the heals of this weekend’s sad announcement that Southwest Airlines is postponing its planned code-share partnership with Westjet, we have a nice, but intentionally short-lived sale.  All prices are in CAD.  Following are two good examples, but the sale is good to/from all Westjet cities. Vancouver to/from Honolulu $169 (lowest I find is [...]

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Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity Hawaii Promotions

May 26, 2009 2 Comments

I received the Expedia promotion above in an email, which got me wondering what the competition might have to offer.  Here’s what I found.  Let me know if these are useful for you.  Most are valid outside Hawaii as well. First, my shopping suggestion for the best deal Try looking at hotel and air separately.  [...]

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Golf On Kauai: Deals at Prince and Puakea

May 22, 2009 1 Comment

Following is a guest post by Luke Shanahan.  Luke is a friend who is a phenomenal golfer, even though he only started playing about four years ago. What could be better than golfing on Kauai?  I’ll tell you what: Golfing on Kauai and getting a great deal, too!!! Here are some screaming-hot deals going on [...]

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Dr. Beach And Beat of Hawaii Say Hanalei Bay is No. 1

May 21, 2009 2 Comments

Dr. Beach’s 2009 Top U.S. beach pick is Kauai’s renowned Hanalei Bay. The selection of Hanalei Bay certainly comes as no surprise to us here at Beat of Hawaii, or to our readers.  This beautiful crescent-shaped jewel has been our own No. 1 beach year after year.  You’ll typically find me in the water there [...]

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Koa Kea Hotel: A New Gem At Poipu Beach

May 21, 2009 7 Comments

Bold, sophisticated, and featuring a new look in Hawaii hospitality, the Koa Kea Hotel and Resort has made its debut at Poipu Beach. Does this self described calming sanctuary, the former Poipu Beach Hotel, live up to expectation? I stayed there recently to find out. With the lowest opening special at $299 per night, my [...]

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August 2009 to June 2010: LA To Honolulu $126 Each Way

May 21, 2009 25 Comments

We’re seeing the first glimpse of next Fall, Winter and Spring fares and it isn’t even Summer yet! This is really unusual, since Hawaii Fall fares don’t normally start appearing until mid to late Summer.  While this may not be an earth-shatteringly good deal, it is good enough to lock in your Fall vacation dates [...]

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$399 Kauai Sheraton Plus Air; Good And Not So Good

May 20, 2009 No Comments

Pleasant Holidays has some of the best Hawaii air plus hotel packages around.  In part the Automobile Club of Southern California-owned company does it  by purchasing blocks of airline seats from San Francisco and Los Angeles. 1.  Good deals. These are basically the same great deals from San Francisco and Los Angeles that we saw [...]

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