There’s more good news again today for Hawaii visitors and our tourism industry. Aggressive Canadian carrier Westjet just announced three routes to Hawaii for this coming winter. “…We can deliver our award-winning guest experience to more Albertans using a larger aircraft with greater range” WestJet The company is bringing on two leased 757-200 airplanes obtained from Thomas Cook. The […]
Ever wondered what it costs the airlines to transport you for your Hawaii vacation? In a word, it’s a lot. This is one tough industry, and just thinking about it is enough for me to know that I would not want to be in that business. This gives me a lot of respect for our Hawaii airlines, and most […]
In today’s Hawaii travel news we’re featuring something for everyone. First we have ten winners from this weekend’s Facebook VIP Alerts giveaway. There’ll be more giveaways, so join us on Facebook and sign up to win. Hawaii tourism rebounds If you haven’t noticed, Hawaii’s tourism industry is on the mend. It’s a good news story because there are a […]
Southwest Air previously announced that there would be no Hawaii service announcements in 2012 although I believe their interest in Hawaii remains active. Previously we’d suggested that Southwest Air might easily decide to enter the inter-island airline market as well. There’s news now that gives us an indication of what to expect. Southwest Air’s Boeing 717’s Southwest inherited a […]
With all of the new Hawaii routes announced this week, it begs the question, what is going to happen next. This has after all been a huge week for Hawaii visitors and our state’s tourism industry. As you know, on Tuesday we saw five new routes from four cities on newcomer Allegiant Air. Those came with eye-popping fares starting as […]
Hawaii is situated perfectly en route between North America and both Asia and the South Pacific. A lack of flights and effective price points made it unfeasible to include a Hawaii stopover for years. But that is changing once again. We plan to expand Beat of Hawaii’s international coverage to coincide with these developments. For those of you who’ve […]
April 10, 2012. Allegiant Air announced today the first of what I imagine will be many new service offerings, including an excellent Hawaii travel deal. I’m happy to say that our predictions as recently as 5 days ago, were pretty much right on, including that Las Vegas would be part of the initial offering. This morning the first two routes […]
Do you remember the sub-$200 round trip to Hawaii airfares we used to share from Los Angeles and San Francisco? I’m not talking about years ago either, as it was actually just one year ago that I last proffered “Spring Break on Maui $199 Round Trip.” One year makes a huge difference – Pleasant’s Hawaii deals start now at […]
Allegiant’s long awaited Hawaii route announcement was to have occurred on February 14. It’s been almost two months and there have been no routes and no news from the tight lipped company. That doesn’t mean we haven’t learned a bunch since then, however. Read on to find out more. Latest route rumors My sources indicate that Allegiant may have […]
How do you separate honest reviews from dishonest ones? A long-time passion of mine, travel review scam is something I’ve written about for a long time, and dare I say I’m even known for. There are recent changes in the travel review community. Competition and economic uncertainty continue to give rise to a desire to change the outcome of all-important […]
Southwest Airlines Hawaii service is long anticipated and something we’ve all been waiting for.
Last month the State of Hawaii set a new record: 1.3 billion dollars in visitor spending. That was up 14% over the prior January thanks to an increase in the number of visitors (nearly 650,000) and dollars spent during their vacation. The unexpectedly good results were helped by a stronger than expected holiday season followed by the pent up […]
