San Diego has regularly been L.A.’s expensive neighbor when it comes to Hawaii airfares. Change is in the air however and San Diegans won’t need to travel to L.A. to find good deals.  In fact those from around Southern California should now look south in order to find some of the best deals.  Downward pricing [...]

A great deal for a Spring vacation from San Francisco just released from Pleasant Holidays. The price is the same or less than the airfare alone. Take advantage of Pleasant’s wholesale purchase of seats on UAL, that still earn you United Miles. While the Sheraton is an older hotel, their beachfront Poipu location is absolutely [...]

As long predicted, Alaska Air is continuing its rapid yet strategic expansion along the California corridor, in direct competition with former partner Hawaiian Air. Alaska will now operate over 100 weekly flights to Hawaii during winter. This is good news for visitors, as it will extend downward pricing pressure in these markets, until one or [...]

Air Canada has a two-day sale going, so you’ll need to act quickly. If Vancouver and Honolulu aren’t your choice cities, their sale also includes Kahului Maui and many Canadian locations.  These are priced higher, but are still good value. This pricing represents a savings of over 30% from the normal off-season price, and 50% [...]

Strange but true:  travel 5,000 miles from the East Coast for about the same pricing as coming 2,500 miles from California. NYC, and Newark in particular, has had some of the longest lasting airfare sales ever, and they just keep going in the face of rising airfares not only to Hawaii, but elsewhere.  The best [...]

Exit: Delta announced last week that they’ve canned their Portland to Honolulu 757 service, effective following the summer peak.  It just hasn’t been a lucrative route for them.  Hawaiian Airlines also flies the Portland to Honolulu route. Entry: Starting September 20, Hawaiian will be joined by Alaska Airlines on the Portland-Honolulu route. Alaska continues to [...]

If you act quickly, it’s still not too late to get reasonably priced flights from the Bay Area to Maui this summer. This is as a result of Hawaiian Air having to compete with Alaska Air in the market. Otherwise, you would expect to find peak summer fares at double the price, if not more. [...]

How do you feel knowing that your travel agent, in addition to their commission, is receiving one free night for themselves for every stay they book at your Hawaii luxury hotel? This particular promotion got me wondering just how objective a travel agent’s advice can be, given the state of the economy. While I’ve spent a [...]