| If you employ these 8 simple strategies, you will save | | | | Best on Oahu and Maui. |
| money on any Hawaii vacation. However, If you just | | | | 4. The Hawaii Entertainment book is a wonderful way |
| show up with an open wallet and no plan or strategies, | | | | to save on dining. If there are two of you, the amount |
| your 1-2 week vacation could be as expensive as a | | | | of Buy one get one free meals worth $10 or more at |
| car that you are supposed to drive for 5 to 10 years. | | | | nice restaurants is staggering. Best on Oahu, Maui, and |
| Follow these strategies and have just as much fun for | | | | in Kona. |
| maybe half the money. | | | | 5. Never pay full price for activities - almost all activity |
| 1. Start watching airfares to Hawaii now. Use a fare | | | | vendors have a standard rate and then most offer |
| tracker. You need to know what an average price is | | | | 10% off online or in one of the coupon books that are |
| and what a deal is. If you check prices every day | | | | available at the airport, your hotel, and on the streets in |
| chances are good you will see fluctuations, and then | | | | Hawaii. |
| you will be prepared to whip out your credit card and | | | | 6. Try a consolidator - if you know what your airfare |
| buy when you see one airline offering prices at half of | | | | and hotel rate are going to be seperately there is no |
| what everyone else is. It happens. I see it all the time. | | | | harm in checking Orbitz or Expedia to see if they really |
| 2. Plan your trip during the low season. The difference | | | | can get you that $200 savings they promise when |
| between an airfare from the east coast to Hawaii in | | | | you book them both together. You can also check |
| July and in January is $1000 or so. It's crazy! Take the | | | | your desired hotel and see if they have a room and |
| kids out of school if you have to. They'll learn far more | | | | car package that will save you money. |
| in Hawaii than they will in any classroom anyway. Low | | | | 7. Name your own Price on priceline. It really does |
| and shoulder season is easy to figure out - any time | | | | work. I have gotten rates that are way below what I |
| kids are in school less people are coming to Hawaii. | | | | even can get as a local resident. The only caveat is |
| However, don't try to travel within 3 or 4 days of | | | | that you don't know what hotel you will get - you just |
| Thanksgiving, New Years, Christmas, or Spring Break. | | | | pick an area and a class. |
| 3. Use a discount card. Several of these are starting to | | | | 8. Go to Walmart or a grocery store and get all your |
| pop up. These are cards that you buy at a fixed price | | | | bottled water and snacks at half of what you would |
| and then you can do as many activities as they | | | | pay in the local or hotel convenience stores. |
| support and as you can fit in a day. If you are a very | | | | I wish you a wonderful, stress-free, wallet-full vacation. |
| active traveler these will save you a lot of money. | | | | |