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Dear Joyce,
Planning on visiting Hawaii soon? If so, I highly
encourage you to stay a few nights in Waikiki if you
want to add some exciting nightlife to your
vacation. The Ticky Tacky Waikiki that has been
around for decades has been transformed into a
vibrant dining, shopping and entertainment district.
The Waikiki Beach Walk is the largest development
project in Waikiki’s history; the price tag is a
whopping $460 million with phase one set to be
completed by December 2006. The revitalization
encompasses nearly eight acres along centrally
located Lewers Street which is being completely
rebuilt and will emerge as a pulsating outdoor
entertainment gathering place in a new Waikiki.
With the majority of nearly all Waikiki hotels
completely remodeled and the new Waikiki Beach Walk
just steps away, Waikiki Beach has finally emerged
as an energetic and inviting, eclectic and exciting,
leisure and business destination to play and to stay.
The design theme of Waikiki Beach Walk celebrates
Hawaii's seafaring and ocean heritage and takes
advantage of the island's cooling trade winds and
year-round excellent weather. When completed, it
will be the consummate expression of Hawaii today --
a place where people come to be enlivened with warm
hospitality, a rich confluence of cultures, and
nature's precious gifts from land and sea. In short,
Waikiki Beach Walk will restore the magic, romance
and excitement of this fabled vacation destination
spot, and offer visitors and residents alike a
reason to come back to Waikiki.
Hope you get a chance to visit soon!
| Ten Tips Before You Cruise |
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Thinking about booking a cruise for your next
vacation? Below are some tips to help you through
the process.
1. You can go cheap or expensive. Cruises suit
many budgets and no longer cater only to the rich
and famous or people with a lot of time. You can
sail for $400, $4,000 or $40,000.
2. All ships are not equal. Some are large, some
are small, some are new and some are old. Most
promote themselves as luxurious but only a few lines
truly make the grade. Check out the details of a
ship before booking.
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| Now's the Time to..... |
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- Get your passports before December 2006, you
will need them to leave the country starting 2007
- If you still haven't booked your Christmas/New
Year's getaway - what are you waiting for?
- Make reservations for spring break 2007
- If you want to stay in a private beach front
home in Hawaii or Mexico for the summer of 2007 now
is the time to reserve
- Join our group Mexican Riviera Cruise for a
relaxing 8 day getaway - see attached flyer
- Cruise to Alaska on a ship line that has
received top honors for its whale conservation
program
- Tahiti rates come available in September; make
sure you contact Joyce with your plans to take
advantage of early bird savings!
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| Romance – Hawaiian Style |
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Now is the perfect time to plan that special
romantic getaway for Valentine’s Day. Anyone who
has visited Hawai’i knows that it is a very special
and romantic place like nowhere else in the world.
The spirit and magic of the islands can be found in
the lush mountains, on the beaches, in the gentle
smile of everyone that you meet, and in the
spectacular waterfalls and across the majestic
rainbows that fill the sky.
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| Ask Endora |
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Dear Endora,
We are going to visit the Big Island of Hawaii in
2007 and want to be guaranteed a view of the
volcanic activity. I had friends tell me they hiked
all the way to the lava flows and only saw a small
speck of lava. Needless to say they were quite
disappointed. I wanted to provide my family with the
best way to see the volcano, what do you suggest?
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| Featured Property - Ritz-Carlton |
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Located 10 miles north of Lahaina, The Ritz-Carlton
is nestled into the sloping hills of a historic
pineapple plantation. Surrounded by 54 championship
holes, two designed by Arnold Palmer, the
Ritz-Carlton is recognized as Hawaii's premier golf
resort. This five diamond hotel is part of the 1,500
acre Kapalua resort, a secluded enclave famous for
its preservation and nurturing of the island's
beauty. Surrounded by century-old Cook Pines and
Ironwood trees, the property slopes down to a
beautiful secluded white sand beach and overlooks
the island of Molokai.
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| 2006 Holiday Cruise |
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Here's your chance to witness the natural tropical
beauty of the Hawaiian Islands on a fabulous 15 day
holiday cruise round trip from Los Angeles aboard
Princess Cruise Lines luxurious Island Princess.
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| 2007 Exotic Mexican Riviera Cruise |
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Here’s your chance to witness the natural beauty of
the Exotic Mexican Riviera on a fabulous 8 day
cruise round trip from San Diego aboard Carnival
Cruise Lines “Fun Ship” the Carnival Spirit.
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| 2007 Alaskan Explorer |
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Here's your chance to witness the natural beauty of
Alaska - the wilderness destination - on a fabulous
7 day cruise round trip from Seattle aboard the ms
Noordam, Holland America's newest ship, with
staterooms 25% larger than other premium cruise lines.
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Responsible Travel |
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This article is part two of three on global warming
which will inform readers that all is not lost and
that many individuals as well as those in the travel
industry have embraced “eco-tourism,” in both a
socially and environmentally way in which to enhance
the local community and environment.
The new buzz word in the travel industry is
eco-tourism. There are eco-tourism resorts all over
the world but conscientious travelers need to beware
that just because a resort states it is
environmentally friendly doesn’t mean it is. With
adventure travel being one of the hottest travel
trends in the industry it seems like everyone is
jumping on the band wagon and billing themselves as
eco-friendly adventure properties. If you want to
stay at a “green” resort make sure you ask questions
to determine if your resort of choice truly is an
eco-friendly resort.
Read more...
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