Thirteen Honolulu hotels were mentioned on the Bed Bug Registry site as having problems with the dreaded creature. Is the problem real or just a way to damage a hotel’s reputation? As we pointed out in our last report, references to “bed bugs” have grown tremendously on U.S. TripAdvisor reviews. If bed bugs are mentioned in a hotel review, […]
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 bandwagon earlier this […]
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: 8/23 – […]
American and Delta are now taking part in the Los Angeles to all islands Fall airfare war. As previously reported, Hawaiian at $161 each way is still available, albeit with stops en route to the Big Island and Kauai. Hilo is available (with stops) for about $5 more. These are great options for those wishing to fly non-stop or loyal […]
My friend and Beat of Hawaii fan Trudy called this weekend. She wants to bring her teenage grandson to Kauai for the holidays and is looking for a great Hawaii airfare deal. After checking the fares I nearly needed resuscitation. Below you’ll see the screen shot of what I found for her dates and preferred airline. The price was an […]
A new Hawaii airfare deal today, this time from Hawaiian Airlines. This significantly lowers the current best price to get between Los Angeles and Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Kona or Lihue. Here are the details: Cost: $356 round trip (all-inclusive). Airline: Hawaiian Air (watching for others to match) Dates: August 25 through November 4 Availability: Excellent Comments. Subscribe to our […]
Hot on the heals of one new Hawaii player, Allegiant Air, comes another potential suitor. In the near future (2012) we may see United Kingdom’s (UK) Thomson Airways parked at HNL. The carrier is considering offering new long-haul destinations with their soon to be acquired fleet of 250-seat Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Thomson has been considering service to Honolulu for several […]
Updated 7/21/2010 (below). What does Allegiant Air have in mind for their upcoming Hawaii service? We’re anxiously awaiting the announcement on which airports they’ll fly to Hawaii from, and that news is expected shortly. I’m also interested if any of their deals will apply to Hawaii residents traveling to the mainland. Allegiant Airlines’ Director of Marketing, Chris Stacey, came […]
Speculation arose again this weekend about the possibility of Alaska Air being acquired by American Airlines. Alaska, which has of recent become a very significant player here in Hawaii’s skies, is valued at $1.5B, which makes it small enough to still be easily digestible. This news of course comes hot on the heels of the announcement that the long-awaited […]
Two Hawaii hotel deals just came across my desk that I think are worthy of mention. 1. Prince Resorts summer sale. I really like both of these hotels that we’ve written about previously and recommend them highly. This is an unheard of price at these properties for peak summer travel. Waikiki $145 Hapuna Beach $169 Terms: Book by 5/10 […]
Last year while returning to Hawaii, I witnessed close at hand an on-board medical emergency, 1,200 miles from the nearest landfall. Two similar events have recently happened without much press. For those of you interested in aviation incidents, I thought I’d mention them to you. Continental 602. Sometimes the flight crew has no choice but to divert for medical […]
Aviation Herald is reporting that the Air Canada flight from Honolulu to Vancouver had a problem last Saturday. A fire broke out on board nearly two hours into the flight, at nearly the worst possible point. The fire, which occurred in a galley oven, was extinguished and the plane continued safely to Vancouver. Kudos to Air Canada. I’ve never […]
