On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:59:12 -1000, Jesse wrote:
>Just a few years ago the Hawaii Visitor's Bureau stated that Hawaii has a
>shortage of hotel rooms. So they held a news conference to announce that
>the industry would prefer to attract visitors with higher standards. This
>strategy would be implemented by raising the daily rates to discourage
>travelers on a fixed budget and the Ma & Pa Kettles from Arkansas.
>Well this expert advise just turned around and bit them right in the ass.
>Welcome to Hawaii, which is also known as Little Tokyo for the well-heeled.
Airfare is also insanely expensive.
My wife as a friend living in hawaii, and we can go there and stay with
her family any time we want.
But we can't afford the airfare which would cost us about $1200+/person. Flying
from LA to HA is 4 times more expensive as flying from LA to NYC. We just
can't justify blowing $2500 on airfare alone. |