My 6 Hawaii New Year Travel Predictions

As we get ready to ring in the New Year, I’ve been thinking about what visitors should expect here in Hawaii in 2009.  These are the six things that come to mind:

1. Best deals in a decade are coming for winter and spring travel.

We’ve already seen hints of what they will be like, and they are great.  Just take a look here.  The offers will be valid through early June and will cover most all originating locations.

2. Summer 2009 will be a mixed bag.

There are still good deals for next summer’s high season.  If you 1) get them now, or 2) and this is only a maybe, wait until the very last minute; you may get summer deals at a fraction of the normal rates.  Do anything else and you’ll pay through the nose for next summer’s Hawaii vacation.

3.  Unprecedented savings on the ground.

Hotels, car rentals, activities, and even the cost of food will likely keep pace with air fares in terms of discounts being offered.  Don’t be shy about negotiating.  It works, it really does!

4.  More open space.

For those of you who make the decision to come to Hawaii in 2009, you’ll see Hawaii in a way rarely experienced by tourists.  I predict more room at the beach and everywhere else, especially on the outer-islands.

5.  Less chance of rainy weather (this is a stretch).

We’ve already had an unusually wet rainy season.  It started early November and we’ve had more rain than normal.  Based on that, it’s likely that most of the winter rains are behind us and that visitors coming between now and March (traditionally rainy times), should have stellar weather.

6. Deals will remain fast-paced and illusive.

Do your planning and be prepared to act on a good deal.  As we’ve seen in the past six months, travel deals can come and go so quickly.  They are often gone before you find out about them.  We receive a lot of mail from readers asking where their deal went.  The answer is, it’s likely already gone (as is the link to the offer).

Conclusion:  Beat of Hawaii will stay on top of all of the travel deals affecting Hawaii tourism.  We want our readers be the first to take advantage of them.  The only way to find the deals is to either check the site daily, or better yet subscribe to our site’s email or RSS feeds.

Happy New Year from Beat of Hawaii!

Photo information:  I took this at the 23rd Annual Wreath Competition, 2008 Honolulu City Lights.  Wreath artist is Marian Bernal.