Allegiant Air’s announcement of the mainland cities from which it will serve Hawaii could come at any time now. When that occurs, Bellingham (Washington) will almost certainly be among them.
I believe that will be true even though it may break with Allegiant’s tradition and policy of operating non-competing routes.  Alaska jumped on the Bellingham to Hawaii [...]

Yesterday we published Island Air’s 30th anniversary deal, a cool $30 off their fares for travel from September 9 October 8, 2010.  Today (the first of two days for discounted booking), I went shopping for flights and here’s what I found:
$34 each way to Kauai and Maui!  That’s nearly 50% less than Go! and Hawaiian’s [...]

First quarter 2010 air fare data is in from the Department of Transportation (DOT). Their findings are no surprise. Average domestic air fares increased 4.7 percent from first-quarter 2009.
U.S. domestic airfares are increasing, and here’s why:

Airlines have wrestled control of pricing over the past year.
More travelers are again taking to the skies.
Airlines have refined their [...]

Just across my desk is what’s become a rarity, an inter-island airfare deal. Island Air is celebrating their 30th anniversary serving Hawaii. Given all the changes in our state’s aviation, we’re gratefully celebrating with Island Air. Here’s wishing them great success and another 30 years in Hawaii. As a side note, Island Air [...]

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 virtually ceased.  Airfares from Honolulu start at over $1,200 [...]

Hawaiian Airlines is standing its ground amid an unexpected and unprecedented flurry of late Summer and Fall airfare wars.  They just released an all-island Hawaii airfare sale that’s excellent.  In many cases, you could spend this much just to travel between Honolulu and one of the outer islands.  Here are the details:

Book: 8/16 – 8/20
Travel: [...]