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| October 28, 2012 | Hawaii Tsunami Scare: No Hawaii Hotels Damaged This Time Around No Hawaii hotels were damaged in yesterday's tsunami, in contrast to the Japan tsunami of March 2011 when several Hawaii hotels were damaged and one hotel, the Kona Village, was closed permanently as a result of tsunami damage. |
| October 23, 2012 | Hawaii Loses: State Judge Rules In Favor of Expedia and Other Online Travel Companies A Hawaii State judge ruled on Oct 22, 2012 that Online Travel Companies (OTC's) do not owe over $400 million in back transient accommodations taxes, as contended by the Hawaii Department of Taxation. But the OTC's may still be liable for nearly $200 million in back general excise taxes. |
| September 30, 2012 | Smokers Find No Paradise in Hawaii Since the passage of Hawaii's strict anti-smoking law in 2006, most Hawaii hotels have converted all of their rooms to be non-smoking. But some Hawaii hotels have found a niche by catering to smokers. See also our In-Room Smoking Policies at Hawaii Hotels |
| September 27, 2012 | Where's the Aloha? Resort Fees at Hawaii Hotels Become Pervasive Over 50 Hawaii hotels now charge Resort Fees ranging from from $2.50/day to $37/day. But other Hawaii hotels are using their lack of a Resort Fee as a selling point. See also our Guide to Resort Fees at Hawaii Hotels |
| February 16, 2010 | Smokers Say Non-Smoking Policies at Hawaii Hotels Stink Travel-Hawaii.com Continues to Track Evolving Smoking Rules at Hawaii Resorts and Hotels See also our Guide to Smoking Policies at Hawaii Hotels & Condos |
| December 30, 2009 | How to Understand Barack Obama: Visit Hawaii The "Obama Effect" Continues to Boost Hawaii's Image |
| August 21, 2009 | Trump Tower Waikiki Hotel Opening in Hawaii Among Waikiki Hotels, Classy, Elegant -- and Expensive See also our Our Trump Waikiki Hotel Page |
| August 6, 2009 | Waikiki Hotels Offer Amazing Deals, Including Every Second Night Free Continuing Price Cuts Are a Boon for Hawaii Vacationers See also our Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel Page |
| May 12, 2009 | New Paradise Pool at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Offers Major Family Fun Slides, Lava Tubes, Waterfalls, Heated Spas, and More See also our Hilton Hawaiian Village Web Page |
| May 6, 2009 | Hilton Hawaiian Village Boasts an Astounding 44 Room Categories But How Do You Choose Your Room Type at Hawaii's Largest Hotel? See also our Hilton Hawaiian Village Web Page |
| February 24, 2009 | Waikiki Hotels at "Historically Amazing" Rates Major Waikiki hotels are offering Ocean Front rooms at bargain-basement rates in order to attract reluctant buyers. See also our Hotel Finders Page |
| February 2, 2009 | Hawaii Hotels Offer 3rd Night Free to Stimulate Demand Hawaii's hotels are slashing rates in a variety of ways in order to stimulate demand. Combined with record low airfares to Hawaii, the overall cost of a Hawaii vacation has tumbled dramatically. "Third night free is the new norm," said John Lindelow, owner of Travel Hawaii. See also our Hawaii Hotel Deal Finder Page |
| April 30, 2008 | Hawaii Hotels Punish Rule-Breaking Smokers According to Travel Hawaii LLC, Hawaii's hotels are still adjusting to the comprehensive smoking ban that the State of Hawaii put in place in November of 2006. One of the outcomes of these adjustments are high and often mandatory cleaning charges, imposed by many hotels should a guest light up in a non-smoking hotel room ... See also our Guide to Smoking Policies at Hawaii Hotels & Condos |
| February 12, 2008 | Wacky-Wacky Parking Fees at Waikiki Hotels You might get a great deal on a rental car on the island of Oahu. But if you stay in Waikiki, as almost all visitors to Oahu do, you may pay as much as $25 (plus tax) to park your car for the night, according to a survey of Waikiki hotels conducted by Travel Hawaii LLC in Honolulu ... See also our Guide to Parking Fees at Waikiki Hotels & Condos |
| January 21, 2008 | Renewed Hilton Hawaiian Lagoon in Waikiki Makes a Splash Hawaii's largest hotel, the Hilton Hawaiian Village has finally completed its long-awaited lagoon revitalization project, according to Travel Hawaii LLC ... See also our Hilton Hawaiian Village web page |
| January 8, 2008 | Pay Nothing or Pay Through the Nose: In-Room Internet Access at Hawaii Hotels According to Travel Hawaii LLC (Travel-Hawaii.com), a leading Hawaii Internet booking service, guests at Hawaii hotels can enjoy free high-speed internet access in their rooms, or they can pay up to $20/day. Different Hawaii hotels have wildly varying charges for this new "must have" amenity ... See also our Guide to Guest Internet Access Costs and Availability at Hawaii Hotels |
| November 9, 2007 | Innovative Hawaii Hotel Construction Database Helps Consumers Travel Hawaii LLC, a Hawaii-based Internet travel agency, has developed a database of Hawaii hotel construction and renovation projects designed to help consumers "know before they go." Customers can view all current construction projects and choose when it's best to schedule a Hawaii vacation and which hotels will be "construction free" ... See also our Guide to Construction Projects at Hawaii Hotels & Condos |
| June 11, 2007 | Resort Fees at Hawaii Hotels Cause 'Checkout Sticker Shock' According to Travel Hawaii LLC, a leading Hawaii Internet booking service, over 16 of Hawaii's leading hotels - mainly high end resorts - charge mandatory "Resort Fees" of up to $26 per day that are automatically added to guests' bills upon checkout. These fees can cause "checkout sticker shock" if guests don't include them in their pre-trip cost calculations. And often the hotels' own web sites don't make such fees apparent ... See also our Guide to Resort Fees at Hawaii Hotels |
| March 12, 2007 | Hawaii Tourism Slumps on Heels of Smoking Ban According to Travel Hawaii LLC, Hawaii's tourism industry is in a slump, with overall January arrivals down nearly 6 percent from January 2006 and the lucrative Japanese market down over 12 percent. The decline comes on the heels of Hawaii's strict new smoking ban, which went into effect in November, and some in the tourism industry wonder whether the smoking ban is chasing away a good portion of Hawaii's traditional clientele ... See also our Guide to Smoking Policies at Hawaii Hotels & Condos |
| May 17, 2005 | Hawaii Family Vacations Cost 2.5% More In 2005 Than In 2004 According To The Annual Travel-Hawaii.com Hawaii Family Vacation Cost Index Just in time for the busy summer travel season, the results of the annual Travel-Hawaii.com Hawaii Family Vacation Cost Index are released. The Travel-Hawaii.com Hawaii Family Vacation Cost Index is projected to increase by nearly 2.5% in 2005. This annual index measures the total dollar amount spent by a typical family of four, for a seven-night Hawaii vacation ... |
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