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Hawaii Airlines Tap Gourmet Tastes and Money

Feb 02, 2012 4 Comments by

There are new food and beverage options in the skies flying towards Hawaii this week. Some of these are free and others are not. Together with baggage and other ancillary fees, there’s clearly money to be made in the airline food business. Hawaii visitors won’t be left out of the new choices. Free airline food [...]

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United Adds Washington DC Nonstop – Holds Ground on Hawaii

Jan 31, 2012 6 Comments by

There’s a surprise Hawaii travel announcement this morning from otherwise Hawaii-lackluster United Airlines. This move indicates UAL doesn’t plan on yielding the east coast anytime soon to rival Hawaiian Air’s ambitions. The new Washington DC to Honolulu service, which will use 767-400 aircraft, is the second recent announcement of new nonstop service to Hawaii from the [...]

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Hawaii Travel News: Airlines Expand, Disney Leaves, Will Allegiant Announce?

Jan 25, 2012 No Comments

There’s an abundance of Hawaii travel news to report. In the never ending Pacific island turnstile, players continue to come and go, shrink and grow. Plus we may even find out what Allegiant is planning after a very long delay. Here are today’s updates: Mokulele: From 8-Seater to London? We certainly haven’t heard the last [...]

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More Cruise Ships And Deals Are Coming to Hawaii

Jan 18, 2012 3 Comments

More Hawaii visitors are choosing to voyage either one way or round trip between the west coast and the islands. As for cruise ship safety, the recent disaster will likely put an unprecedented focus on cruise regulations and enforcement. Last year more than 15 million people cruised safely world wide. Not only is there an increase [...]

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More Airline Competition Coming to Maui

Jan 12, 2012 No Comments

Today Hawaiian Airlines announced an increase in service to and from Kahului Maui. That’s good news for visitors and residents alike, since it will undoubtedly rekindle already fierce competition with rival Alaska Air. This means we can expect to see even more Hawaii travel deals. It’s also going to make it easier to get to [...]

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2012 Hawaii Travel Deals: Six Predictions

Jan 03, 2012 12 Comments

Aloha and Hau’oli Makahiki Hou. As we start the New Year I’m offering my predictions for Hawaii travel in 2012 as has become a tradition. 2011 ended with a number of great travel deals, some of which are still in effect. Beyond that, while we continued to see many airfare sales last year, they were [...]

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Hawaiian Air New Bulk Pricing $64 Each Way

Dec 13, 2011 3 Comments

The new inter-island pricing we discussed last week was announced today by Hawaiian Airlines. It gives you an opportunity to roll back prices $10 or more per segment when you buy four round-trips. That’s a 14% savings according to Hawaiian. In exchange for that, you’ll be subjected to a number of rules, some of which [...]

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20% Off New Go!Mokulele Routes

Dec 11, 2011 2 Comments

If you’ve tried flying between Kauai and Maui or Maui and the Big Island, you know it isn’t easy. In most cases you need to transit Honolulu and take two planes. Today Go!Mokulele airlines announced convenient new non-stop service on these two routes and a reasonable fare reduction to boot. Here are the details of [...]

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New Hawaii Inter-Island Airfare Pricing?

Dec 07, 2011 10 Comments

The news media is abuzz with word that Hawaiian Air may resurrect some legacy pricing models for inter-island air travel. As you may recall, in the past there was a variety of ways to obtain discounted tickets. Those included coupon booklets sold in grocery stores that provided one way tickets for under $50. At present, [...]

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Rent a Green Car in Hawaii. But…

Dec 06, 2011 1 Comment

I’m glad to see that Green Car Hawaii is expanding its presence in the islands. They now have a Waikiki location at the Doubletree Alana hotel for hourly or daily on-demand car rentals. Right now I’m in sticker shock over the price at $15 an hour or $95 per day for their Nissan Leaf electric [...]

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