The following travel links are all you will need to book your trip to Oahu and save a lot of money in the process. Check out the Hawaii activity link for some really great deals on attractions in Oahu.
!4Hawaii is a great site for booking airfares at a discount rate. They seem to be able to offer airfares at a lower rate than some of the other internet providers. This travel link is worth checking before booking your flight or hotel.
Hawaiian Airlines is one of the best carriers I have flown on. They are not always the cheapest, but in my opinion, they are the best. The crew seems to really enjoy their jobs and have the true Aloha Spirit. They make a long flight enjoyable. This is a very good travel link.
Travelocity is probably the site I have used the most when booking flights and car rentals. You can search: flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages. They are one of the cheapest on package deals. I have booked probably 50 or more trips or car rentals through Travelocity. It is trusted and user friendly. You can view hotel reviews and photos of the properties. you can check travelocity right here on this site on the travelocity page. They are also a gay friendly travel site. Make sure you check out this travel link.
Booking Buddy.com lets you search each vendor such as: Expedia, Kayak, Orbitz, Cheap Tickets, Farecast, Cheap Air, Travelocity, Hotwire, Side Step, One travel and C-Fares. You have to search each separately. The great thing about Booking Buddy is when you type Honolulu as your destination, a new window opens with Hawaiian Airlines, One Travel and a new site called ATI Flights. ATI Flights has some really great fares. You have to check different times throughout the day for a few days, because the fares change frequently.
Trip Advisor is a very trusted link where you can read reviews of the top Oahu adventures and read reviews of the hotels and most all of the activities. This is a good resource where people just like you and I leave reviews so other travelers may have a great trip.
Cheap O Air offers really great rates on Airfare, Hotels and car rentals. They have a search engine that searches over 18 million negotiated fares and guarantee to find you the lowest price available. I did some research and found this site to be very low on airfares. Check out this travel link! You have nothing to lose.
Travelzoo is the most trusted publisher of travel deals. Their team researches, evaluates and tests thousands of deals to find those with true value. They recommend only deals whose accuracy and availability they can confirm. With over 12 million subscribers, they are the largest publisher of travel deals on the Internet.
The Travelzoo Top 20 is the definitive list of the week’s best travel deals. Every week, Their team researches, evaluates and recommends hundreds of airfare, hotel, vacation package, cruise and rental car deals. Only the most competitive make the Top 20. Their Test Booking Center confirms the accuracy and availability of every deal before the list goes out. They will recommend the booking sites they believe to have the best value.
Vayama is the only web site dedicated to international travel. They offer great deals on flights, hotels and car rentals. This is a great site for the international traveler.
STA Travel specializes in discounted student flights, accommodations, study abroad, spring break, summer vacation packages, and adventure travel across the globe. You can book your flights, hotels, hostels, rail passes, discount cards and even book tours right from this site. This is a great travel link for a student or teacher on a tight budget.
Hostel Booker is a great site to find reputable hostels worldwide with the lowest price guaranteed. They also have no booking fees. This is a really great site for students or backpackers on a budget.
Hotwire offers cheap travel deals on flights, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. Sometimes they are cheaper but I have honestly never purchased through them. I have found hotels on Hotels combined that I purchased through hotwire.
Orbitz is a unique travel link site like Travelocity in which they advertise that they are a gay friendly travel site. Orbitz is a fast, easy way to find hotels, airline tickets, vacation packages, travel deals, car rentals and cruises.
Cheap Tickets.com offers cheap fares for flights, vacation packages, hotels, car rentals, train fares, cruises, event tickets, last minute trips, plus a category called cheap of the week. I have only purchased once from Cheap tickets and they were accurate and I had a good experience with them.
Priceline.com advertises: flights, hotels, rental cars, vacations and cruises at exclusive travel discounts you won’t find anywhere else. They have been cheaper on a few hotels I have booked in the past. Priceline also allows you to name your own price on certain travel arrangements. If it is accepted, that is what you pay.
At Tripology you just submit a free trip request and you get connected with three travel agents specialized in your places of interest. They even book cruises. The nice thing about these agents is they go above and beyond to make sure every detail is taken care of. You will have a great experience dealing with somebody who has first-hand knowledge of your itinerary. Visit their site and read their reviews. There is no charge or obligation for submitting a request. This is another helpful travel link.
Airfare.com offers deep discounts of up to 70% off on Flights, Hotels and Vacation Packages. I have recently seen some really great prices here.
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Economy Travel finds really great rates on travel to Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Central and South America. They offer special group fares for groups of 8 or more. This is a great international travel link.
Expedia allows the visitor the option to purchase airline tickets, make hotel reservations, find vacation packages, car rental and cruise deals. This site has been rated #1 for customer satisfaction.
Carnival Cruise lines is the true fun ship line. I have traveled on a few different lines, but I prefer Carnival by far. They seem to have a younger crowd and more young family oriented crowd. The ages seem to range from 20 - 50. Some of the other lines cater to the older retired crowd. I like to do a lot of fun activities and Carnival offers tons of things to do. I have cruised Carnival 4 times and am planning my 5th in August ‘08. They also offer a low price guarantee.
Cruise Direct guarantees the lowest prices on Carnival, Celebrity, Crystal, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Royal Caribbean and Windstar cruises. I like the 15 day Round-trip cruises from Los Angeles to Hawaii that some cruise lines offer. This cruise is also a fantastic price for 15 days and 5 Hawaiian ports of call.
Otels.com is a great travel link that allows you to search over 55,000 hotels worldwide in 21 different languages. Otels.com also offers the lowest rates available. This is a very good web sitefor finding low hotel rates and this site is also very secure. I have seen some really great rates on hotels that I know are really nice.
Hotels.com offers a guarantee that they have the lowest hotel rates. Some of the great rates I have gotten from Hotels Combined were from Hotels.com. They offer everything from luxury hotels to budget hotels. They also offer flights and vacation packages.
Marriot has a website that gives you a good price on any of their hotels world-wide.
Best Western offers the lowest rates available if you book on their site. They also offer AAA discounts and government and military discounts. They have over 4200 locations to choose from. They have a few in Waikiki.
Vacation Home Rentals is a website that lists over 11,500 vacation rentals for rent by owners! They have vacation villas, homes and condos all over the world including Hawaii and Florida.
This is an awesome website filled with thousands of DVDs about travel all over the world. They have a great selection of DVDs about Oahu and all of the other Hawaiian Islands.
Travel guard offers all different types of travel insurance. In today's economy, it is a good idea to have some type of travel insurance. I have used it a few times in the past. Once an airline went bankrupt and I got a refund. Another time a travel partner passed away before our trip and I also received a full refund for that. Travel isurance is well worth it considering the price is minimal compared to your whole vacation. They even offer health insurance while traveling.
You can search the following travel links to find the best rate on a rental car. I usually use Thrifty or Enterprise. They most often have the best prices for the locations I am looking to rent from. Sometimes one of the others are a lot cheaper, so it pays to compare if you are on a budget.
Car Rentals checks the website of all of the major car rental vendors and gives you the option to go to that vendors site to reserve your vehicle. It saves the time of checking each individual site.