Yes, you read that right.  Northwest/Delta want in to US Air’s hometown, and they’re going to offer you a great summer airfare to give them a try. There are still more summer airfares coming, though they are definitely becoming fewer and farther between. Here’s the deal: Cost:  $295 round-trip (all-inclusive) Airlines:  Northwest Dates:  For travel [...]

We’ve previously written about the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki, which is one of our all-time favorite Honolulu luxury hotels.  When we wrote about it a few months ago, we shared our review as well as a number of tips for staying here.  At that time we were thrilled to share a  price of $179 per [...]

More good news for California-based Hawaii travelers.  Alaska Airlines will be adding new services from Oakland starting this fall: Oakland to/from Kahului 4 times weekly starting November 9 Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Depart Oakland 745am, Arrive Kahului 1105am Depart Kahului 1205pm, Arrive Oakland 710pm Oakland to/from Kona 3 times weekly starting November 10 Tuesday, [...]

What’s happened to last week’s deals? I recently shared Hawaii peak summer airfare sales that were unprecedented in both quantity and value.  Hopefully many of you were able to take advantage of them. Some deals are still available. Most of the deals we reported on last week are gone, unfortunately.  Yet there are still some [...]

Just when we thought it couldn’t get any cheaper, it has.  The price between Los Angeles and Honolulu has dropped to an unthinkable $99 each way. Here’s the deal: Cost:  $235 round-trip (all-inclusive) Airlines:  American, Continental, Northwest Dates:  Travel through June 7 with departures through June 3 Advance purchase:  None Minimum/maximum stay:  3 days/None Fare [...]

It’s now our annual tradition to share photos with you of Lei Day on Kauai.  This year’s event was held on May 2 with a huge crowd gathered at the Kauai Museum. Rare and endangered plants including maile and mokihana are excluded from the contest. Only fresh materials are accepted. Tips for Next Year:  If [...]

Alaska Airlines has finally joined the other carriers in lowering summer airfares, leaving Hawaiian as the only standout that hasn’t participated yet. This deal is terrific, but only applies to Kona and Lihue from Seattle.  We’ll check for deals to Honolulu and Kahului Maui later to see if they are added. Today’s Deal: $359 round-trip [...]

Here’s a Lei Day blue ribbon special. First, availability of many of the fares we found last week, including the other airlines in the deal from San Francisco to Hawaii, is gone (at least for now). This deal is still fantastic, although it has a slight quirk.  With a few date exceptions, on the outbound [...]