Make the most of your flights to Hawaii with our latest airline travel tips. Hawaii travel post-Covid.
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Here are some of my travel tips:
1. I don’t have circulation problems, but I wear compression socks on long flights to prevent blood clots.
2. I carry an empty water bottle in my carry on/personal item. It’s great to have enough water to drink on the plane, and if you have a connecting flight, you can refill it at the next airport. Remember that the bottle has to be empty when you go through security.
3. When travelling to a warm place, I always put shorts, a T-shirt, and sandals in my carry on so that I can change into temperature appropriate clothing as soon as I land. I also carry things I’ll need in the first 24 hours in the carry on/personal item – pajamas, a small tube of toothpaste and toothbrush, a small tube of sunblock (reef-safe, please), medications and vitamins, a book to read on the plane, and a pen.
Thanks BOH for the tips, I hope My experience will be helpful to others.
My current employer supplies sanitizer spray in small bottles and a 5 gallon refill. I have one in each car; my wife carries mini sanitizer bottles; which can be part of the toiletries bag.
My wife has always wiped down arm rests; seat trays; buttons and knobs. She’s always carried wipes that she buys from a Japanese supermarket.
She never eats airline food (brings our own) or uses airline pillows or blankets. She brings her own blanket for the plane; I use my windbreaker. The airline blanket I use for my back; especially if it’s the first flight of the day…..less likely to have been used.
Both of us are well seasoned travellers; I used to work for an airline and knew most of these tips; my wife has flown lots of business trips prior to us meeting.
Thanks for the tips!
Hi Reg.
Thanks for the tips. We appreciate your dozens of comments over the past five years!
Aloha.
When your flight is over the ocean please lower your window shade. There is nothing interesting to look at and it makes it easier to watch a movie without a glare
I always select a window seat (sometimes it costs an extra fee) so I can look out the window if I choose too. I don’t know about you but when my plane leaves at 10 in the morning I don’t want to fly in a dark cabin for 6 hrs. I surely don’t pull all my shades down in my house and turn off my lights to watch TV in the day time.
After a 10 1/2 hour flight from Dulles there is something about putting your bare feet in the sand (or other ground) that realigns your body. It grounds you (pun intended). I’m not sure why this works, but I found that this really helps me with jet lag. I dragged three exhausted people outside when all they wanted to do lie in bed and within 20 minutes they were revived for the remainder of the day. Having a view of Diamond Head doesn’t hurt either.
This is one thing that I wish all airlines would take into consideration. Every seat has an overhead bin…at least several years past the bin that was over YOUR seat was yours. Now as people board they put their belongings in bins closest to where passengers disembark from the plane upon landing. It’s really frustrating to open the overhead bin above your seat and find it crammed full with someone else’s baggage that’s seated in another row. I wish the airlines would change that action. It would definitely stop the bottleneck of passengers trying to find an overhead compartment to store their luggage because someone put theirs in the one above.
Thanks for these travel tips. I think you should have a brief reminder in each edition about the over-the-top fees for car rentals…just as a reminder. I projected a rental on a mid-sized rental from a major rental business for June 2022. For ten days it was $2,000. Your article in the last edition put me on the phone for a car in July/August 2021. Nothing was available. Please keep us updated. Thank you.
Hi Kim.
We have written about the fast-changing and challenging car rental situation many times. And we’ll undoubtedly write about it again soon.
Aloha.
Mahalo and aloha.
Hi Kim,
Check out costcotravel.com for rental cars. Not sure where you are headed in HI, but 8/20 – 8/30 in OGG was showing at $1,375 for a full-size car. Good luck!
Breeze past the crowds in security lines with TSA PreCheck! You don’t need to remove your shoes and in most cases I have found you avoid the slowpokes and the first-time flyers. Most people going through the TSA lines understand the process and it flows smoothly. Definitely worth the cost! Just get it. 🙂
We’re in OC and stay in San Diego the night before our flight. It’s great not having to fight the traffic on the 5 freeway.
Thank you, guys! I agree with the noise-cancelling headphones, water, pillow, blanket, and almonds are a great snack.
Hi Cheri.
Yes, we concur that it almost always works better. Thanks for your many comments!
Aloha.
I am a big believer in noise cancelling headphones. The background noise is quite loud and I never really noticed it until this trip. I used my AirPods and they blocked out a lot of noise. I felt so much more refreshed when we landed. I am going to get them for the kids for our next trip.
One thing we have started to do is build in a recovery day when returning. You get in at 11pm and home either really late or the next day. It’s great to be able to unpack, sleep in (a bit), and do grocery shopping. It allows you to go back to work refreshed and a great memories. It makes a huge difference. Coming back a day early seems like you’re cutting your vacation short, but it makes your trip (and work life) so much more enjoyable!
Mahalo and safe travels