At last week's Hawaii Tourism Conference, food was a big topic of discussion. In this case it was how do we use food to lure more tourist to Hawaii? Food based tourism is already big in other parts of the world, so why not here too? If you think about it, it makes sense. Hawaii is famous for its coffee, pineapples, and fresh seafood. Increasingly, though, Hawaii has become … [Read more...] about Do You Explore Through Food?
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Hawaiian Air Lie-Flat Seats are Now Bookable
Back in May, Hawaiian Airlines revealed its new business class products. For the first time in the Airline's history they'd be offering lie-flat seats. While new for Hawaiian, lie-flat seats are nothing new. But, since Hawaiian primarily serves leisure travelers, it's understandable that they'd take their time deciding. And over the past couple of months they slowly began … [Read more...] about Hawaiian Air Lie-Flat Seats are Now Bookable
Iao Valley State Monument Reconstruction Begins
Back in mid-September, torrential rains pummeled Maui and much of the rest of the state. Maui, however, saw the most damage out of all the islands. And while much of the island experienced bad flooding, the worst devastation occurred in Iao Valley. There, the Wailuku River doubled in size during this weather event and devastated everything in its path. But today, the Iao … [Read more...] about Iao Valley State Monument Reconstruction Begins
All Nippon Airways A380 Design Contest
In January 2015, Skymark Airline, a Japanese low-cost carrier filed for bankruptcy. Skymark had four Airbus A380s on order at the time, two of which were already completely assembled. The airline received a number of sponsor plans, the leading of which were from Delta and All Nippon Airways (ANA). Many thought that Delta would win, as they have a cosy relationship with … [Read more...] about All Nippon Airways A380 Design Contest
Hampton Inn and Suites Kapolei Now Open
Hilton has been growing its Hawaii portfolio rather aggressively lately. Yes, Hyatt has received a lot of press over it's upcoming Unbound Collection Coco Palms (Kahai) and Hyatt Centric Waikiki (Oahu). But Hilton has been far more active in new property openings, it just hasn't received as much attention. This is likely because that growth has been focused on mid to lower … [Read more...] about Hampton Inn and Suites Kapolei Now Open
Kids Try 100 Years of Airline Food
I saw this video on Bon Appetit's YouTube page: Kids Try 100 Years of Airline Food. I thought it was an entertaining, though somewhat questionable video. The first two "meals" are questionable at best in my opinion. They aren't really "airline food," as they were eaten by pioneers, not passengers. And is that really sparkling wine that they're serving the kids? The … [Read more...] about Kids Try 100 Years of Airline Food