With a lull in travel currently, and little news to write about, I'm trying something different this week. I'm reaching back into the vault to find the highlights of vacations past. This is … [Read more...] about Vacation Retrospective: From Shorts to Ski Jackets in Hawai’i
Hawaii
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Mailian Tower – SPG Luxury Collection – Food, Bars, & Activities Review
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii is absolutely the best beachfront hotel I have ever stayed in looking back on all my trips to Honolulu. The stunning historic Pink Palace still sits in its … [Read more...] about The Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Mailian Tower – SPG Luxury Collection – Food, Bars, & Activities Review
Why I Fly Virgin America to Hawaii
There are a lot of choices when you fly to the Hawaiian islands, but there is only one airline that will get your to Hawaii in true style, and that is Virgin America! Virgin America prides itself in … [Read more...] about Why I Fly Virgin America to Hawaii
Virgin America Launches Service to Hawaii with AirBnb Partnership
Virgin America launched its new route from San Francisco to Honolulu today with special fares as low as $199 (taxes/fees included) or 8,558 Elevate points (plus taxes/fees). This same special pricing … [Read more...] about Virgin America Launches Service to Hawaii with AirBnb Partnership
Get to Hawaii for Less: East Coast Strategies
In the previous four articles, we covered using Singapore Airlines miles, Virgin Atlantic miles, British Airways Avios, and Korean Air miles as not-widely-known, but much cheaper ways to use miles to … [Read more...] about Get to Hawaii for Less: East Coast Strategies
Get to Hawaii for Less: Amazing Deals from Korean Air
While I was writing these articles, my goal was to include ALL of the meaningful ways to get to Hawaii and ignore the programs that aren't easy to accrue to. Y'know, the ones that only transfer in … [Read more...] about Get to Hawaii for Less: Amazing Deals from Korean Air
Get to Hawaii for Less Using Avios from the West Coast
In the last two articles, we covered two of the cheapest ways to get to Hawaii on miles: using Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (to book travel on United Airlines and Virgin America) and using Virgin … [Read more...] about Get to Hawaii for Less Using Avios from the West Coast
Get to Hawaii for Less Using Singapore Airlines Miles on Virgin America
As some of you may know, Virgin America is going to be starting service from San Francisco (SFO) to Honolulu (HNL) and Kahului, Maui (OGG) on December 3rd of this year.Many of you might be … [Read more...] about Get to Hawaii for Less Using Singapore Airlines Miles on Virgin America
Review: Grand Hyatt Kauai with Diamond Suite Upgrade
Yesterday I reviewed a standard room at the Grand Hyatt Kauai and was pretty pleased if not amazed, but I also took advantage of a suite upgrade as a result of my Gold Passport Diamond status. I … [Read more...] about Review: Grand Hyatt Kauai with Diamond Suite Upgrade
Review: Grand Hyatt Kauai
A while ago I promised each of my parents a vacation of their choice, and my in-laws chose to go to Hawaii. They're in Texas and had never been. Megan and I decided Maui would be a good pick since we … [Read more...] about Review: Grand Hyatt Kauai
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