Jaunted - Tag: hawaii travel

Oahu: Take a 'Journey 2' Hawaii's Kualoa Ranch

cmb — 2012-02-10T13:28:39-05:00

This weekend the family friendly 3D sequel to the 2008 hit Journey to the Center of the Earth heads into theaters. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island centers around Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson), who receives a message from his long-lost grandfather Alexander Anderson (Michael Caine) from a fabled Mysterious Island. Sean decides to find the island but has to take along his stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), their pilot Gabato (Luis Guzm�n), and his strong-willed daughter Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens) on this journey of a lifetime.

The movie's plot might not sound too original, but its locations make up for it. Journey 2 was filmed in Oahu, Hawaii, around the Waimea Valley and Kualoa Ranch.

HI: Get Lei'd: Hawaiian Airlines is Hiring Flight Attendants

kjb — 2012-02-07T08:45:45-05:00

It might not be quite as luxurious or exciting as it is on television, but if you’ve always thought of being a flight attendant then now’s the time to do so. Hawaiian Airlines—the unofficial airline of paradise—is now looking for flight attendants to help them expand across the islands and the world.

There's already plans for a New York City-to-Honolulu flight, and who knows where else they might be headed to in the future. In total there are around 175 new flight attendant positions available, but you better get that resume ready as the deadline is February 14.

HI: More Hawaiian Planes to Maui and What This Means for Island Hopping

kjb — 2012-01-18T08:45:11-05:00

There’s more flights and airplanes arriving and departing from Kahului Airport in Maui, and that’s good news for those Hawaii vacationers—and locals—looking to island hop. Hawaiian Airlines has seen quite the boost in the number of travelers between the different islands, so they’re boosting up their efforts in Maui and starting a new hub.

Unfortunately this new hub status at OGG doesn’t mean nonstop flights to and from New York City anytime soon, but it should make it a little bit easier to see different slices of paradises with a quick interisland flight. The Valley Isle will be getting like 25 additional flights to neighboring airports over the next few week, and a third of the new options will be nonstop flights from Maui to both Kauai and the Big Island. That means it’s less likely that you’ll have to connect back over in Honolulu on Oahu; you can just head from Maui to your next destination in 30 minutes-ish or less.

HI : Hawaii Now One Major Step Closer to Becoming Gay Wedding Hot Spot of 2012

JetSetCD — 2012-01-02T12:05:01-05:00

Happy New Year! Also, happy year that more same-sex couples will achieve equal (or at least equal-er) rights. Just yesterday, January 1, two more US states switched to legally recognizing and performing civil unions. These are Delaware and Hawaii. For the moment, let's focus on the latter.

Hawaii is the only US state west of the Mississippi River to allow same-sex civil unions. None have gone so far as marriage (the California Prop 8 debacle came closest) and what this means for gay couples is that their union—not just the honeymoon—can also happen in the Aloha State.

According to The Baltimore Sun/KTLA, the turning of the calendar immediately coincided with the law going in effect:

Rockford: Chicago's Other, Other Airport is About to Get Busy

kjb — 2011-12-19T10:30:01-05:00

It’s not even Friday, and we’re already excited about some new routes. Mokulele Airlines usually does their thing flying back and forth between different Hawaiian Islands, but if all goes well they’ll soon be flying all the way to the greater Chicagoland—and beyond.

Right now the plan kind of hinges on a decision from Uncle Sam and his buddies at the FAA, but the plan would have Mokulele Airlines arrive at Chicago-Rockford International Airport (not O'Hare and not Midway) as early as March. The flights would be operated as a charter through the airlines’ Mokulele Tours group, as some chilly citizens would be whisked all the way to Honolulu through nonstop flights.

HI : 'From JFK, on the Beach the Same Day': Hawaiian Airlines to Fly Direct from NYC to Hawaii

JetSetCD — 2011-11-16T15:39:00-05:00

212 and 808. Respectively, they are the area codes for dialing New York City and Hawaii. Today, however, they are also the prices for a one-way economy or first class seat on Hawaiian Airlines' just announced direct flights from New York-JFK to Honolulu starting in June 2012.

That's right. $212. To Hawaii. Non-Stop. With complimentary in-flight meals, pillows and blankets. That's all great and good, but the problem is these sale fares are going fast. Already we're seeing them raise to the $300s as planes fill for—believe it or not—autumn 2012. It just goes to show how needed this route is, since United n�e Continental is the only other airline making the 10-hour, 5,000-mile trek (and they dumped their free in-flight meal and other niceties almost one year ago).

The details: flights will be on an Airbus A330-200, with 18 first class seats and 276 economy (32" seat pitch in econ). Book 'em, Danno.

For a better perspective on how the new Hawaiian flights will go down, we met with the airline's CEO Mark Dunkerley this morning, mere hours after even airline crew found out they'd soon be flying to NYC.

Jetsetter.com Wants to Sleep With You, But In a Big Fancy House This Time

JetSetCD — 2011-09-12T13:04:34-05:00

Pardon us for uttering two very dirty words: vacation rentals. Ew, right? Renting someone else's house is like, for old people and big families and stuff, not for cool people. Or so that's what we thought up until this week, because lovely little Jetsetter.com has gone and launched Jetsetter Homes, with villas and condos and beach bungalows (oh my!) to add to the variety of hotels regular Jetsetter already offers.

Yes, they'll be on limited sale. Yes, you can score a first booking credit of $500 if you book for at least five nights before the end of October. It's standard Jetsetter stuff, just taken to another level.

It maybe seems like there's nothing Jetsetter can't do, what with their grabbing the first discounted rooms at the Armani Hotel Dubai, offering the occasional private jet deal and even planning your trip for you if you're into that sort of thing. They still haven't quite gotten their grip around First Class seats on regular airlines, but that's something we're willing to wait for.