Travel in state Hawaii

Hawaii is looking for ways to help those displaced by the Lahaina wildfire in August, and Maui mayor Richard Bissen has proposed tax incentives to turn short-term rentals into long-term housing.

Alaska Air Group reached a deal to buy struggling Hawaiian Airlines in the latest round of U.S. airline consolidation.

Whale season is ramping up in Hawaiʻi, and when you go on a whale watching tour or start reading about it online, you will probably encounter the knowledge that the humpback whales do not eat while in Hawaiian waters.

It’s about to get easier to escape from Salt Lake City to the gorgeous islands of Hawaii thanks to a new flight from Hawaiian Airlines set to launch next year. 

One way or another, you probably won’t be renting an Airbnb or VRBO on Maui anytime soon.

If you are a tourist looking to rent a vacation home in Hawaii, you have a difficult dilemma.

The Cyber Monday deals have officially rolled in — and travelers can now jump on these limited-time JetBlue and Southwest airfare sales. 

The Southwest Airlines Cyber Monday sale is here, and saving 30% on select routes is possible. Unlike some travel deals, you have three days to book discounted flights (just like this $49 flight sale with JetBlue), although you should still act quickly to secure the best flight times.

This most interesting and timely book illuminates the complex destination of Europe and its need to adopt new structural approaches to tourism policy.

The hospitality company announces a new hotel opening in Tempe, Arizona, among other sustainability and community-driven initiatives and destination-inspired programming.

While the crowds bring their wallets and appetites, giving local economies a boost, they also create challenges. Visitors have to sleep somewhere, and short-term rentals (STRs) have become increasingly popular in the era of Airbnb and Vrbo. For local hosts, who transform just about any rentable space to supplement their income, the events are an opportunity.

Electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis, or eVTOLS, could be an exciting new way to zip around urban landscapes someday and have soaked up billions of investment dollars. But exactly when they go into commercial service and how much rides in the copter-like vehicles will cost isn’t so clear.

Sometimes the best food critics are everyday diners and food enthusiasts. And OpenTable’s 2023 list of Top 100 Restaurants in America does just that.

Luxury and expedition cruise line, Seabourn, is offering a new World Cruise for 2026, a 129-day voyage onboard the Seabourn Sojourn that visits fourteen different countries, called the “Ring of Fire: Hidden Gems,” available for booking now. 

Alaska Airlines launched new daily, year-round nonstop flights between Seattle/Everett and Honolulu, as well as Portland and Miami.

WHY IT RATES: Aqua-Aston Hospitality celebrates its recent expansions while also supporting its employees affected by the Maui wildfires and giving back to the local Maui community. — Lacey Pfalz, Associate Writer, TravelPulse

Alaska Airlines has launched a pair of warm-weather getaways just as the winter weather approaches.

The Trump International Hotel Waikiki is shedding its Trump affiliation. The hotel will reflag as the Wakea Waikiki Beach and join Hilton's LXR Hotels & Resorts portfolio this February.

There's something soulful about being on Oahu's North Shore. I've heard other people tell me how that particular place is special in some indescribable way, and when we rounded Kamehameha Highway and looked down on Waimea Bay, I felt it, too.

Safety is a top concern for many when choosing where to travel — a consideration that carries even more importance given the current landscape in the Middle East with the Israel-Hamas war and the U.S. State Department’s worldwide caution travel advisory. To help pinpoint safe countries for travel in 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection has published its “Safest Destinations” report for the ninth year in a row. The report ranks both the top safety countries and the top safest cities globally.

Travelers face two reasonable responses to the prospect of a long, cold winter: embrace the chill and seek out the most spectacular winter destinations, or follow the warmth – wherever you can find it.