Hawaii Islands - Big Island Hawaii, Spring Break Hawaii, Aloha

It’s Aloha Friday!
It’s Aloha Friday and today we answer some questions from podcast and Twitter friends including one about the meaning of the new Hawaii State quarter. We discuss the importance of this state slogan which appears on the coin and also give folks an opportunity to win one of these special commemorative coins. If you’d like to get one for yourself we are giving them away clients to the first five people who write to us at podcast@hawaii-aloha.com.

Open Letter to Barak Obama
Group travel to Hawaii is really slumping. One of the reasons for the slump is the fact that it has become politically incorrect to have corporate junkets to Hawaii. As a result of Hawaii tourism leaders have written a letter to President Barak Obama asking him to stop their rhetoric which is having an impact on the group business to Hawaii.

Deals, Deals, Deals!!
Today we go over some great deals and packages to Hawaii including ones that have been blocked in the last 24 to 48 hours. As usual, we take this opportunity to thank new customers and welcome them to our Ohana.

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Add comment April 3rd, 2009

Hawaii Hotel Occupancy News

It’s bad news for the Hawaii tourism industry but could be good news for you. Hotel occupancy in Hawaii has dropped by more than ten percentage points since January of last year.

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Add comment March 30th, 2009

So you want to move to Hawaii?

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Have you ever thought about moving to Hawaii? But today we talk about that in response to a podcast listener question from prior who would like to know if this is a feasible idea. Average people to really move here and we discuss some of the challenges that you will face if you decide to make Hawaii your home.

In our last podcast we told you about concerns people are having about Expedia and some of the other online travel sites use of cookies. We update you on this concern with an article in the most recent travel weekly which explains how Expedia is now selling data collected from cookies to third parties.

We go over packages today that have been booked in the last 24 to 48 hours which is a great way to see what people are paying for their Hawaii vacations. We take this opportunity to welcome these new customers and also to give kudos to the find Hawaii a law agents that both these trips for these clients.

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Add comment March 28th, 2009