Hawaii hotels slash rates

HONOLULU /PRNewswire/ -- According to online retailer Travel Hawaii LLC, Hawaii's hotels are slashing rates in a variety of ways in order to stimulate demand.

Combined with record low airfares to Hawaii, the overall cost of a Hawaii vacation has tumbled dramatically.

"3rd Night Free is the new norm," said John Lindelow, owner of Travel Hawaii.

"We track all the offers from Hawaii's hotels, and we now have 33 hotels offering 3rd Night Free.

"Combined with already discounted rates, this can make the cost of a hotel stay half of what it was a couple years ago at this time."

The Outrigger Hotel chain, (above centered photo) for example, is offering 3rd Night Free at 19 of its 23 Hawaii hotels and condo properties. All of the 3rd Night Free specials can be found on Travel Hawaii's special page at http://Travel-Hawaii.com/specials.html.

Some hotels have simply slashed their basic rates. The Sheraton Waikiki, (top right photo) for example, is selling Ocean Front rooms through Travel Hawaii for $206/night through mid-May. And the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach has City View rooms for $161/night for all of 2009.

Record low airfares round out the equation, with fares from the East Coast well under $500 to Honolulu round trip, and those from Los Angeles under $350.

"So two people traveling from the East Coast and staying a week in an Ocean Front room on Waikiki would pay around $2400 for airfare and hotel," said Lindelow, "which is pretty astounding since this is normally the busiest, and most expensive, time of the year for the Hawaii tourism industry."

Founded in 1997 by computer scientist John Lindelow and travel agency owner Roz Rapozo, (bottom left photo)Travel Hawaii has become a leading Internet booking service for consumers wishing to vacation in Hawaii. Travel Hawaii maintains sophisticated online booking systems and databases focused on Hawaii travel.

For more information on 3rd Night Free rates at Hawaii hotels, visit http://www.Travel-Hawaii.com/specials.html.