There are yet more ancillary airline fees looming out there you should be aware of. They may well affect your next Hawaii vacation and it could cost you more than just money. First thanks to Beat of Hawaii friend Dodge who reminded me of this situation which first came to my...
April 10, 2012. Allegiant Air announced today the first of what I imagine will be many new service offerings, including an excellent Hawaii travel deal. I'm happy to say that our predictions as recently as 5 days ago, were pretty much right on, including that Las Vegas would be...
Do you remember the sub-$200 round trip to Hawaii airfares we used to share from Los Angeles and San Francisco? I'm not talking about years ago either, as it was actually just one year ago that I last proffered "Spring Break on Maui $199 Round Trip." One year makes a huge...
Allegiant's long awaited Hawaii route announcement was to have occurred on February 14. It's been almost two months and there have been no routes and no news from the tight lipped company. That doesn't mean we haven't learned a bunch since then, however. Read on to find out...
How do you separate honest reviews from dishonest ones? A long-time passion of mine, travel review scam is something I've written about for a long time, and dare I say I'm even known for. There are recent changes in the travel review community. Competition and economic...
Southwest has checked in again on anticipated service to Hawaii, which is something that we've all been waiting for. As you may know, the airline has already started to take delivery of their new Hawaii-capable 737-800 planes. For nearly three years they have been on again, off...
Last month the State of Hawaii set a new record: 1.3 billion dollars in visitor spending. That was up 14% over the prior January thanks to an increase in the number of visitors (nearly 650,000) and dollars spent during their vacation. The unexpectedly good results were helped by...
There were two fatalities associated with Hawaii zip-line tours last year. The incidents raised concerns and brought the issue to the attention of visitors, locals and the Hawaii state legislature. Last March, an Indiana man who complained of fatigue collapsed and died after...
We started 2012 out with a bang in terms of first of the year sales from Hawaiian, Alaska and others. Prices dipped to just over $100 each way from the west coast, which is as good as you can expect to see. There were sales to all the islands that came from the West Coast as...
All signs point to Allegiant taking the wraps off their long awaited Hawaii service in the very near future. As you know this has been in the works for years. The gossip mill has been churning again recently and I've been hearing from various people both whom I know and...
