Hawaiian Airlines $361 round trip..best rate today

Looking at flights today...

Alaska Airlines: $425.60 round trip San Jose direct to Kona..using the low fair view calendar. This flight has gone up in price.

Hawaiian Airlines: $361.00 round trip from San Jose to Kona..this flight does have one stop in Honolulu before arriving in Kona.

United Airlines: $753 from San Luis Obispo to Kona...layover in LAX or SFO.

Update: Alaska Airlines $359.37

Alaska Airlines is down to $359.37 round trip out of San Jose and Oakland direct to Kona.

Prices good from San Jose: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (departures and returns)

Prices are good from Oakland: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (departure and returns)

SLO round trip to Kona is $732.99 with United with a layover in San Francisco or LA

Pictures from last year....just to get you excited!!

Mauna Kea Volcano (dormant) and yes that is snow

A beach we found off the beaten path..

Waipi'o Valley


Lava Tube in Volcano National Park

Black Sand Beach south of Kona


Ceremony Site

Travel Insurance

Once you do have your vacation planned, it's always wise to check out Travel Insurance. Travel insurance may cover any unforeseen event like illness, loss of baggage, weather issues or maybe the volcano blowing up..just kidding.
Not to worry either that Brad or I won't show up...but for $100-/+ a person you could receive a total refund on your vacation if any unforeseen event should arise... we will cross our fingers.

http://www.travelex-insurance.com/

http://www.travelguard.com/

Rental Cars

You will want to pick up a rental car at the Kona International Airport (KOA). There are shuttles that will take you to the car rental agencies that are less than a mile away.
After searching various car rental sites today, the two companies that had the best rates were Dollar and Thrifty. On both of their websites, they had "city specials" or "Hot rate discount" that you want to check out.

Dollar: www.dollar.com
One week car rental

Compact - Dodge Caliber $197.25 out the door
Mid-Size - Ford Fusion $216.93 out the door
Full Size - Dodge Charger $226.76 out the door
Mini Van - Dodge Caravan $295.62 out the door
There are 4x4 vehicles or convertibles at a higher prices...

Thrifty: www.thrifty.com
One Week car rental rates
Hot rate discount

The same rates as dollar..

There could be better deals as we get closer to May. In the past I have found coupon codes online that can be entered in at checkout to reduce the rates even more. Also, package deals might also give you a better rate.

Flight Update

Was just looking at airfare for May. It still looks like Alaska Airlines out of San Jose or Oakland have the best rates direct to Kona.
Oakland and San Jose are both $379.66 round trip straight to Kona non-stop. This special price is only available on certain days. When searching flights, use the low fare calender to look at the entire month of May to see daily prices. Oakland's special pricing for departures and returns are on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. San Jose's special pricing is on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday (some dates are already not available for the special rate).

There are hotels in San Jose and Oakland where if you stay one night you can park your car for the length of the trip. They have shuttles that will take you to the airport for free...remember to tip the driver. Check out http://www.parksleepfly.com/

San Luis departures are around $700 +/- round trip to Kona through United Airlines.

Let us know if you have any questions!! We are getting closer...4 Months to go woohoo!!

Alaska Airlines Low Fare

Alaska Airlines just released low fares out of San Jose direct to Kona for $359.17 round trip! This is the lowest fare that I have seen so far. Again this is non-stop direct to Kona.
Go to http://www.alaskaair.com and search for flights in May using the low fare calendar. The days of the week available are Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays all through May.