Archive for the 'Travel News' Category

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s tourism industry is offering new deals, incentives and packages as it grapples with a turbulent airline industry and Americans holding tight to their wallets.
Officials on Wednesday unveiled a $4.5 million campaign to lure visitors for the remainder of the year. The effort is part of the more than $12.5 million [...]

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SAN DIEGO — A long to-do list is nothing out of the ordinary for a bride-to-be.
But Mariana Luevano is adding more things on to her list instead of crossing items off.”We thought we had our plane tickets paid for and done and something off of our to-do list for our wedding, and it turns out [...]

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ATA Airlines entered bankruptcy again and shut down all operations on Thursday April 3rd leaving thousands of travelers stranded.
Among them were Hawaii-bound passengers, who were met with the shocking news at the check-in ticket counters. These Hawaii passengers were helped out by Northwest Airlines and flown to and from Hawaii, no doubt though with delays.
The [...]

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Aloha Airlines Shuts Down

Aloha Airlines will stop flying Monday after serving Hawaii travelers for 61 years. Read the Pacific Business News article here.
Live Maui Webcast Commentary:
It’s a sad day for Hawaii. The airline that’s been around for over 60 years has halted their operations, their jets parked in a plane graveyard at Honolulu International Airport.
I can’t [...]

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