What is the best way to travel inter-island? What is best depends on what you prefer. Here's a run down of what services are available and the pros and cons of each option. Island hopping has changed over the past few years. Aloha and Go! went out of business, leaving two fewer jet airlines. Then the Hawaii Superferry revved its engines, adding ferry … [Read more...]
Fasten your seat belt, across your forehead
Each red eye flight, I hope for a few hours of uninterrupted sleep. My ritual goes like this: I settle (contort) into my cramped coach seat, inflate my lumbar and neck pillows, stuff in ear plugs, pop a pill, lower my eye mask, pull up the flannel blanket and hope to catch a few hours snooze before waking up three time zones ahead. But it never quite works out. Just as I doze … [Read more...]
Cheap Interisland Travel Fares
The bad economy and falling visitor counts to Hawaii are finally lowering interisland airfares. Hawaiian Airlines announced today prices for interisland airfares not seen since the 90's. They're offering a guaranteed fare of $43 each way good for travel between March 3, 2009 and May 15, 2009. The catch is that you have to be a member of the frequent flier club, which is free … [Read more...]