Hawaii Travel News

Good News for Hawaii Inter-Island Travelers It was announced late Thursday afternoon that Larry Ellison’s Island Air is buying Go! Airlines from Mesa. With stronger competition we anticipate the likelihood of better Hawaii airfares ahead. […]

Hawaiian Airlines ranks regularly at the top of all US carriers for on-time performance. That is due to multiple factors, one of which is that a large number of their flights are short Hawaii inter-island jaunts

How many of you received a free Hawaii car rental award last week from Thrifty only to have it pulled the next day? It happened to us at Beat of Hawaii. We’ve been one of

Allegiant Air has announced their Hawaii air service for winter 2013/2014, which runs mid-August through February 11. When we met with Allegiant Air executives recently, they told us to expect changes in both their winter

Some exiting Hawaii travel industry news is just out. Virgin America has now confirmed that they will be flying to Hawaii starting in 2015. At that time, the airline will take delivery of new aircraft

This morning UAL announced it will slash its Washington DC to Honolulu non-stops from seven times per week to just once starting in August. This is a huge blow to regional Hawaii travel from the

Arthur Frommer is back in travel. Our 83 year old curmudgeon (for his tenacity to find truth in travel) friend has taken control of the half-century old Frommers brand and is starting out once again.

As we contemplate the likelihood of Southwest Airlines flying to Hawaii, it gives us reason to pause and reflect on the airlines already serving our island state. Among the three players which now control Hawaii air lift,

Airlines flights to Hawaii have been on the increase. Capacity was expected to grow 7% this year compared with last year, to nearly 11 million Hawaii vacation seats. New mainland flights were added by Alaska, Allegiant