Forget about the US, bring in the travelers from Asia

With all the bad news and low numbers for Hawaii travel, a top offical for the Pacific Asia Travel Association reminded heads of the Hawaii travel industry that Asia may be what saves you. In his talk he mentioned that it isn’t that bad in Asia as in other places and Asia is very resilent [...]

New Trump Tower in Waikiki a hit with Japanese

With the slagging economy and the real estate market at an all time low, many thought that the new Trump Tower in Waikiki would have a hard time finding buyers but that hasn’t happened due to people from Japan snatching them up. The Trump Tower has 463 luxury suites and half of them have been [...]

Surfing Waimea Bay

This past weekend I got the chance to surf at Waimea Bay and had a blast. Beautiful beach and awesome waves, a great place to visit if you’re able to visit on your next Hawaii vacation. I would like to say I’m good at surfing but I’m far from it. I was able to catch [...]

New Show Going in at Waikiki Theater

Over the last couple of years the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in Waikiki spent over $20 million on a world class theater and night club and had a Las Vegas like show performing almost every night called the Waikiki Nei. The show didn’t do as well as they hoped and they had to shut it [...]

Hawaii Hotel Deals

With less people taking Hawaii vacations this summer Hawaii hotels have had to be creative on attracting visitors to their properties. I recently got a list of some of the deals hotels in Waikiki and other Hawaii islands are offering and posted some of the most interesting ones. One special comes from the Hilton hotels in [...]

Go! Airlines Offering $3 Fares for Hawaii Travel

Go! Airlines announced yesterday that it will be offering 1,000 $3 fares to help celebrate its 3rd year in operation in Hawaii. Go! Airlines is one of 3 carriers that service Hawaii interisland travel and has positioned itself as a low cost airline and is most famous favor being one of the main reasons Aloha [...]

Hawaii Tourism Authority to Increase Marketing

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post on how the HTA was going to  have their budget cut and in result they would have less marketing dollars. Well it looks like I may have been wrong and the HTA will spend more money on marketing Hawaii travel. Out of their $71 million budget [...]

Aerial Tour of Waikiki

Next time you take a Hawaii vacation you’ll most likely stay or visit Waikiki, which is located on the island of Oahu. Waikiki is well known for its beaches and hotels and is the place where most people stay while on their Hawaiian vacations.  Below is a video of what the Waikiki coast line looks [...]