I know, you’re still waiting for the Fall 2009 deals to arrive.  We are too, so stay tuned.
In the meanwhile, one of our Facebook fans has been engaging with me about coming to Maui next summer.  She reminded me that it isn’t too early to start looking (and booking), and here’s why.
Our travel economy is [...]

If you thought paying your airline for meals and checked luggage was bad, you haven’t seen anything yet.
The airlines profited at least $10 Billion last year, through ancillary charges. They are continuing to find new ways to unbundle everything except the lavatories (at least so far).
Here are some either new and/or extraordinary fees that [...]

A nice deal and some interesting news as well.
First, the United deal. United is chasing Delta’s Atlanta hub traffic today.

Cost:  $480 round trip (all-inclusive)
Airlines:  United Airlines
Dates:  Travel through mid-December
Availability:  Excellent
Advance purchase:  None
Minimum/maximum days:  3/60
Book at ual.com.

Second, the Delta news.  A reader pointed out that Delta has removed its 747-400 on the nonstop from Atlanta to [...]

Oyster’s Oahu reviews have gone live. I went back to have an in-depth look by reading reviews of properties I have visited out of the 49 hotels currently featured.
In addition to presenting positive attributes of each property, they also weren’t afraid to say and show what concerned them.  For example, soiled furniture at Hawaii Prince [...]

Hawaii fans of Bravo’s Miami Social can get a taste of the good life on the relatively cheap. And if you live in South Beach, why not check out your Hawaii counterpart.
Normally getting between Miami and Hawaii is quite expensive.  Take advantage of this offer from Delta on its relatively new nonstop 747-400 service via [...]

Update:  I’ve just heard from TripAdvisor:  ”We have no comment for now on the Filter Stream widget”. This seems to imply TripAdvisor has not partnered in the venture.  In that case it may raise issues about TripAdvisor copyright as well as credibility.
There’s a new third-party widget that lets hotels stream TripAdvisor reviews directly to [...]