Beat of Hawaii loves Hawaii and exploring the islands of the Pacific. One of my favorite places, outside of Hawaii, is the islands of French Polynesia (FP). Located just five hours south of Hawaii, and in the same time zone, it is easy for me to get to, beautiful, fascinating,...
We rarely write about travel deals outside Hawaii. When we do, it's to other Pacific tropical islands, and you can expect it to be exceptional. When Aloha stopped flying to Rarotonga and subsequently went out of business, our ability to get from Hawaii to the Cook Islands...
I visited Australia for the holidays, and had a chance to spend a day exploring some of Sydney's most famous beaches. My recommendation is to skip Manly Beach (which I didn't find attractive although easy to reach on a 30 minute ferry) and head directly to Bondi (you'll need...
Vietnam Airlines has just agreed to purchase four Airbus 380’s and two Airbus 350's. The planes will supplement the airline's currently long-range fleet of 10 Boeing 777’s, which are being used primarily for service between Vietnam and Europe. The reason I found this...
Here's my update on how a negative hotel experience turned out to be something positive. The Millenium UN Plaza Hotel refunded 50 percent of our recent six night stay due to the incorrect room category we were given. Would we consider Millenium UN Plaza for our next...
Yesterday I gave you my advice on what to do when your hotel room does not live up to expectations. Normally I complain immediately if I'm unhappy. On my recent trip to New York I was stuck with a bad room for 6 nights. Here's what happened at New York's Millennium UN...
THIS IS A SUPERIOR ROOM ON THE HOTEL'S WEB SITE: THIS IS THE SUPERIOR ROOM I WAS GIVEN: I was expecting multiple windows, a corner room, and updated furnishings, based on the superior category I reserved. This is the first of two parts on what to do if your...
Beat of Hawaii landed in New York early Wednesday morning. After a staggering 5,000 plus mile, two flight journey in coach on United, we arrived Newark at 6 am. We love islands and they don't come any more culturally different or geographically remote than Kauai and...
