I received this travel insurance promotion from American Express: Protect your travel plans for a more relaxing vacation....$28.95 per covered person per covered trip. The maximum benefits offered: Cancel due to illness: $500 in non-refundable expenses. Airline...
Yesterday afternoon we had the opportunity to visit three of Hawaii’s airports, Kahului, Honolulu and Lihue. The reason is that we were returning from Seattle, and this was the only routing available. Sunday afternoons are traditionally a very busy time at our...
We received a great question from Beat of Hawaii reader Mary yesterday: Is there insurance for plane tickets if the airline cancels the flight or route? I did a little research and here's what I've found: There is no trip insurance coverage for this situation. Each...
One-third of of online leisure travelers would use a travel agent, if they could find a good one. This according to Forrester Research. You're probably wondering why I'm talking about travel agents. Don't I dislike them, and aren't they all dead and gone anyway? Well...
Here's a tip I've been using with great success that I want to share with Beat of Hawaii readers: Google Advanced Search can yield superior results that help you find the best travel deals. Don't stop at just a Basic Search which may still be a good starting point to...
I've been very fortunate to spend the majority of my life's flying time in the front of the plane. It started decades ago and I've rarely flown in economy since. One of those rarities is pictured above when we made the mistake of flying economy from LAX to Bangkok. I'm...
I've been following a recent controversy between the Skin Cancer Foundation and Environmental Working Group over how sunscreens are tested. Beat of Hawaii previously wrote about sunscreens back in May. According to the New York Times, the Skin Cancer Foundation, which...
Back in June, I mentioned mentioned TripHub, a site which I'd used previously for group trip planning. Well frankly I haven't used it in a while, and so was sad to see a post on TechCrunch today, which lead me to TripHub's site: "TripHub's trip planning service will no...
In this final part of our four-part series, I'll both explore some remaining clauses as well as other types of coverage and policies. The first topic is something we don't want to think about. What happens if I don't make it back or if some of my parts are missing? ...
I'm prone to seasickness (though not to airsickness). Sitting in the back seats of cars and buses doesn't leave me feeling all that great either. How about you? If you're bound for Hawaii, the water starts getting rough here, generally about October. Today's post...
