Hawaii Vacation Deals & News: March 2, 2011

A Scene from Kauai's North Shore

Here’s all the latest for a destination that’s the greatest. 🙂

* Airfare deals to Hawaii are becoming a little more scarce, but if you can fly from the West Coast you’re chances of finding a deal are best. Here’s a roundup airfare deals worth mentioning:

If you’re going to Hawaii this summer, why not go in style? Hawaiian Airlines

is offering a deal on First Class fares starting at $890 (Seattle to Honolulu) roundtrip plus taxes. For this deal, you must book by March 10, 2011 for travel between June 10 and August 21, 2011.
Alaska Airlines has some very good deals to Oahu and Maui from select cities with fares starting at $318 roundtrip (Bellingham, WA to Honolulu). You must book by March 9, 2011 for this sale.
From airfarewatchdog, I’ve found some nice deals. One of the best is Oakland to Maui for $388 roundtrip. See more deals to Maui and deals to Honolulu from around the country.

* Speaking of airfares, the search engine Bing.com has recently incorporated fare predictions in it’s general search results. SmarterTravel has a good explanation of this new Bing functionality. Bing offers the closest thing we have to a “crystal ball” for fare prices.

* One of Waikiki’s, swanky new hot spots is The Waikiki EDITION. From TravelZoo, I found this deal of $295 for an oceanview room plus a $50 daily resort credit.

* This Kauai deal

for the Kauai Marriott Resort has a great bargain at $199 per night for an oceanview room. This deal is valid for intermittent dates between March 27 and May 31. Between June 1 and 15, the price only goes up to $219 per night. I do like this freshly renovated resort. See my Kauai Marriott Resort review.

* My dear friend Eleanor found this interesting article about efforts to recover furnishings and other treasures for the Iolani Palace in Honolulu. Thanks Eleanor!