If you didn’t hear the live broadcast, we were featured on Frommers Travel show Sunday. You can listen to the interview here. It’s at the beginning of the broadcast. Arthur and Pauline produce a savvy two-hour national weekly radio show heard in 100 markets. Arthur and I discussed: Summer and Christmas vacation strategies. Finding the cheapest airfares. Getting the best […]
When TripAdvisor’s list of the dirtiest hotels in America came out last week, the Laie Inn on Oahu’s North Shore was missing. A wrecking ball saved it from the list and innocent guests will no longer have to endure its nightmare. Laie Inn closed in October and is being demolished this week. This is good news for the 45 […]
Recently TripAdvisor contacted me to verify that I authored an unfavorable, three star review five years ago. They gave me two weeks to respond or else my review would be removed from their site. That’s right, before I questioned Trip Advisor’s authenticity I was a frequent contributor. So why, 5 years later, has TripAdvisor questioned my review? The email […]
Priceline is a great way to keep accommodation costs down. I’ve used it myself when traveling throughout Hawaii. The deals are even cheaper now than in our last Priceline report on Hawaii hotels in June 2009. Following are some examples of Winter deals on 4-star properties recently achieved through Priceline bids, as reported on Bidding For Travel. 1. Prince […]
This summer is going to be different than last. Here’s what to expect and our suggestions. As you know, we’re frugal travelers, as are most of our visitors. Therefore, traveling well while saving money is at the top of the list for vacation planning. 1. Airfares are going to be higher. Certain markets and occasional sales will be the […]
There’s a huge shift afoot in travel reviews; one you won’t want to miss. Today’s post covers what it means to the travel consumer. If you’d like to see my analysis of what it means for your business, I invite you to read more about it on my other site, TechSpokes. “Places” on Google Maps now incorporates extremely useful […]
Hot on the heals of yesterday’s deals from Dallas, United has a fantastic price from Miami to all the Hawaiian islands. There is availability that goes into December, depending on your dates and which island. Also, if you didn’t see our update, the $400 deal from Dallas is now good to all islands as well. Airline: United Airlines. Price: […]
Updated 1/13: The same deal is now available to Kahului, Kona and Lihue, which makes it even better, since inter-island airfares are getting quite expensive. We haven’t seen Texas to Hawaii deals this good in quite some time. United encroaches on American’s hub to bring this one to you. Interestingly, while there is quite widespread availability in the next […]
If you’re available to make a reservation between now and January 19 for travel from now through March 11, Hawaiian has a new offer for you. Each day they’re offering 10% off round trip airfare between a different island and the US Mainland. Today, for example, that island is Kauai. If this offer doesn’t work for you, there are […]
These aren’t the exceptional deals that you want and that we strive to bring you. You can still expect to find those popping up from Hawaiian and others shortly. But in the meantime, these are fair, solid prices if you want to book now. In addition, don’t forget: You can get 5% off these fares by using any of […]
Hawaiian Air’s new “Coach Plus” won’t give you any more legroom, or different seats. Now that we’ve gotten the confusion with United’s Economy plus out of the way, here’s what the new offering does give you: Inter-island. For a cost of $16 extra per flight segment, you’ll receive: Free same day stand-by No fee when changing flights 50% bonus […]
USA Today columnist Barbara De Lollis was curious how people make hotel rooms more accommodating. This has been something I’ve done without giving much thought to for the past 30 years. Barbara recently interviewed me and a number of other “re-arrangers” to come up with a most interesting list and additional comments: Two people she spoke to move furniture […]
