July 21, 2004 -- Hawaii is wildly popular once again, with tourists flooding in, bringing smiles to the faces of hoteliers, gift shop owners and restauranteurs who've been seriously deprived of an income post 9/11. The recovery has been slow, for sure, but all seems right with Hawaii at the moment - made all the better with these air and hotel combos.
Northwest WorldVacations have several different offers in a new campaign promoting new non-stop flights out of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, OR. First, you can fly out of Los Angeles and stay for five nights at the Ohana Waikiki Surf Hotel starting from only $415, breakfast included. You must book by August 7 for travel through December 15; when booking, use discount code WV4928. The same package starts from $422 out of San Francisco and $483 out of Portland. Departures out of other gateways are available at higher rates. Security fees and taxes are extra and vary by gateway. Full details can be found at www.nwaworldvacations.com/specials/specialoffer.do?specialOfferId=4113. You can also save $100 off any vacation package of $899 or more originating from Portland OR, San Francisco, Los Angeles and multiple connecting cities such as Anchorage, Reno, Sacramento, and Spokane.
Another offer allows you to save up to $200 to Oahu. Make a reservation by July 31 for travel through December 15 and save more on already reduced prices, they say. Save $100 on air and hotel packages of $1,800 to $2,499; save $150 on packages of $2,500 to $3,199; and save $200 on packages of $3,200 or more. Use booking code WV4914; get more at www.nwaworldvacations.com/specials/specialoffer.do?specialOfferId=4102.
A final offer is for travelers booking their Hawaii vacation with Starwood and World Vacations. You get food and beverage credits worth up to $250, depending on hotel location, plus a free stay on the fourth or fifth night. Book by September 30 for travel from August 22 through December 20. Complete details on this special are listed at www.nwaworldvacations.com/specials/specialoffer.do?specialOfferId=4114.
For all these NWA World Vacations packages, check out www.nwaworldvacations.com or phone 800/800-1504.
Choose Your Hotel
The folks at Pleasant Holidays have come up with a "Sunsational Ocean Promotion" that gives you a free night and dining credits between August 22 and December 22; the booking deadline is December 15. Five-night, land-only holidays start from:
- $617 per person at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani
- $832 at Sheraton Waikiki
- $907 at Sheraton Moana Surfrider
- $949 at Sheraton Maui Resort
- $1,033 at W Honolulu Diamond Head
- $1,035 at Kapalua Bay Hotel
- $1,055 at Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort
- $1,133 at Westin Maui Resort
- $1,144 at Manele Bay Hotel
- $1,174 at The Royal Hawaiian
- $1,189 at Sheraton Kauai Resort
- $1,247 at The Lodge at Koele
- $1,259 at Princeville Resort
Guests at the above get either their fourth or fifth night free, depending on the resort. Dining credits vary between $100 and $250 per stay depending on hotel selected. Savings may be as much as $577 per couple, they say, depending on lodging selected. Pleasant Holidays also has a deal at the Waikiki Parc involving reduced rates (four-night, land-only prices start at $313 per person) and a $299 roundtrip fare from San Francisco to Honolulu on certain days in July when you book online, about $340 off the regular coach fare, they say.
For all Pleasant Holiday bookings, contact them at www.pleasantholidays.com or phone 800/742-9244.
Wellness, at a Price
The Hotel Hana-Maui has a "Wellness Escape Package" to celebrate their new spa that opened in February. You get your room for two, a full American breakfast daily, four 60-minuted wellness treatments in the spa, daily yoga, as well as all free activities and amenities offered at the hotel. The rates start from $629 per night, based on a minimum three-night stay, and are valid until December 23, 2004. Taxes and tips not included. Your package includes a free-flower lei greeting, tropical fruit drink on arrival, welcome fruit and snack basket in each room, use of two pools, whirlpools, weekly aqua aerobics classes, snorkeling, boogie boards, tennis, three-hole pitch and putt golf course, lessons in ukulele, hula and lei-making, horseback riding and jeep tours. Our own guidebook refers to this resort as "one of the top resorts in the state" and "a little slice of paradise." Contact them at www.hotelhanamaui.com or phone 800/321-HANA.