from the Wall Street Journal (11/17):
TRAVEL NOVEMBER 17, 2008, 9:20 P.M. ET
In Hawaii, Paradise Goes on Sale
Besieged hotels, retailers post serious deals; 'there's hardly anybody here'
By CANDACE JACKSON
"HAWAII -- On a recent sunny, 84-degree Saturday afternoon at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa on Hawaii's Big Island, dozens of pool chairs and canopied cabanas sat empty. At dinnertime, the hotel's restaurants had plenty of free tables. In town, "50% Off!" signs hung in the windows of many souvenir shops. Bars advertised recently lowered prices like $2 mai tais and $12.95 lunch specials.
There's trouble in Polynesian paradise, as Hawaii's tourism industry reels from a global economic slump as well as the shuttering of two of the state's major air carriers. The upshot for visitors: a wave of deals and steep discounts in what's traditionally been considered one of the priciest resort destinations.
The Hotel Hana Maui now has ocean-view cottages that go for $495 a night -- down from $650 last November. Stays also come with a new $150-a-day resort credit that guests can spend on activities like horseback riding on the beach. Guests at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa are getting a third night free, room upgrade and daily breakfast. At the Kiahuna Golf Club, a Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course on Kauai, a second or third round of golf is about 40% off, and golf-club rentals are half-off." ...
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