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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
My 19 yr old nephew graduates from high school this spring. He is then
off to college next fall Me and him are very close. Im 46 and kind of like a father to him. I want to take him to Oahu and possibly spend a day on one of the other islands as well. Naturally money is an issue and want to do this as cost effective as possible. We would leave from St Louis..... or maybe even Chicago which is 4 hrs away but we do have amtrak access to Chicago. Soooo..... any advice, opinions, thoughts on how to get to Hawaii frugally? We'd like to go the second week of June.... right after he gets out of high school at end of May. |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
Well, if you have a set time and are not flexible, you'd have limited access
to cheap airfare. So not much choice aside from the usual web searches. wrote in message ... My 19 yr old nephew graduates from high school this spring. He is then off to college next fall Me and him are very close. Im 46 and kind of like a father to him. I want to take him to Oahu and possibly spend a day on one of the other islands as well. Naturally money is an issue and want to do this as cost effective as possible. We would leave from St Louis..... or maybe even Chicago which is 4 hrs away but we do have amtrak access to Chicago. Soooo..... any advice, opinions, thoughts on how to get to Hawaii frugally? We'd like to go the second week of June.... right after he gets out of high school at end of May. |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
Well, if you have a set time and are not flexible, you'd have limited access
to cheap airfare. So not much choice aside from the usual web searches. OK....point taken So what if we were flexible on our time? Or..... how best to get a deal? |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
wrote in message ... Well, if you have a set time and are not flexible, you'd have limited access to cheap airfare. So not much choice aside from the usual web searches. OK....point taken So what if we were flexible on our time? Or..... how best to get a deal? Don't go during high tourist season. |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
Don't go during high tourist season.
When is that? What time frame? |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
wrote in message ... Don't go during high tourist season. When is that? What time frame? Before Memorial Day and after Labor Day, except during Christmas. |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
"Peter L" wrote in news:c4s63u$2lka59$1@ID-
226616.news.uni-berlin.de: wrote in message ... Don't go during high tourist season. When is that? What time frame? Before Memorial Day and after Labor Day, except during Christmas. Christmas is the busiest time, by far. June is also pretty busy with lots of graduating students visiting. Look for charter packages (air/hotel/car). They can often be cheaper than booking separately, but there are lots of restrictions and schedules can be inconvenient. Oahu is the most expensive island. You can find more moderately priced motels on the other islands. There are many moderately priced family-style restauarants all over. |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
On 04/05/2004 3:05 PM Ken wrote:
"Peter L" wrote in news:c4s63u$2lka59$1@ID- 226616.news.uni-berlin.de: wrote in message . .. Don't go during high tourist season. When is that? What time frame? Before Memorial Day and after Labor Day, except during Christmas. Christmas is the busiest time, by far. June is also pretty busy with lots of graduating students visiting. Look for charter packages (air/hotel/car). They can often be cheaper than booking separately, but there are lots of restrictions and schedules can be inconvenient. Oahu is the most expensive island. You can find more moderately priced motels on the other islands. There are many moderately priced family-style restauarants all over. I wouldn't limit myself the the Hawaiian islands. Chicago is a mini-hub for NorthWest. Check their website http://www.nwa.com every Wednesdays for "Cyber Savers". I don't know if you have Liberty Travel where you live. They are the prime budget travel agency in my area. They are always posting deals in the back of the Travel section of my Sunday newspaper. Perhaps there's a similar travel agency near you. Do you have Marshall - Fields? Whenever I travel to Minnesota I use Marshall - Fields Travel. They've always been courteous and given me the best deal possible. -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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Frugal Hawaii vacation?
wrote in message ... Don't go during high tourist season. When is that? What time frame? The period between when your nephew graduates from high school and starts college will put you in the 'tourist season', sooo, what to do to minimize expenses? Consider flying overnight to/from HI (i.e. take a 'red eye' flight). They tend to be less crowded than the daytime flights and tend to have the lower fares. Also, you may find a cheaper ticket if you can fly mid-week (T-Th) rather than on/near a weekend. Lodging at Waikiki is somewhat cheaper if you don't mind walking a bit to the beach. Consider one of the hotels on Kuhio or between Ft. DeRussy and Ala Moana (I like the Doubletree Alana). A rental car is not really needed on O'ahu as the bus system is good and in-expensive (routes 52 and 55 will take you around the island). If you go to Maui, consider staying in Kihei as it is a bit more central than the Lahaina side. You would need a rental car on Maui (small/short cars preferred as they are more managable on the narrow twisting coastal roads). David S. |
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