CLASSIC
CUSTOM VACATIONS is offering fall packages at
Marriott-affiliated Hawaii properties. At the Kauai Marriott,
guests receive a $75 food-and-beverage credit, a room upgrade and
every fifth night free when booking a minimum five-night stay
through Dec. 15, beginning at $733 per person. At the Waikiki Beach
Marriott, guests receive a room upgrade and every fourth night free
through Dec. 19; stays begin at $397 per person. At the JW Marriott
Ihilani, guests receive a $100 spa credit through Dec. 23 on
five-night minimum stays. Rates begin at $861 per person. At the
Marriott Wailea Resort and the Waikoloa Beach, guests get fifth
nights free, daily breakfast for two and a room upgrade, beginning
at $902 per person on five-night packages. Go to www.classicforagents.com for more information.
HAWAIIAN
AIRLINES introduced a luggage service where a mobile
skycap comes to a passengers house or office to pick up luggage
prior to flight departure. Hawaiian teamed up with BaggageDirect.com to provide the service. The drivers
are TSA-approved and trained. The Price for the service is $30 for
the first passenger (includes two pieces of luggage), and $15 for
each additional passenger.
THE
HALEKULANI is continuing its series of cultural offerings
with a weeklong presentation of Hawaiis famous steel-guitar
players. Coinciding with the first week of the states Aloha
Festivals, guests and visitors to the hotel in downtown Waikiki can
listen to the sounds of old Hawaii every evening this week, through
Sept. 17. Performers will entertain from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the
hotels restaurant and lounge, House Without A Key. Former Miss
Hawaii Kanoe Miller performs nightly, except Sundays with the
artists. Visit www.halekulani.com for more information and a list of
performing artists.
THE TURTLE BAY
RESORT was selected by Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide to carry its designation. The 880-acre property recently
completed a $60 million renovation that included refurbishment of
all rooms and public areas, the creation of ocean cottages, an
upgrade of the 36-hole golf course and new restaurants. The hotel
is managed by Benchmark Hospitality International.
TECHNOLOGY has melded with traditional food
on Hawaiis Big Island. At Norios Sushi Bar & Restaurant,
located in the Fairmont Orchid on the islands Kohala Coast, chef
Norio Yamamoto is using fresh Japanese abalone, Atlantic flounder,
prawns and Maine. How so? These and other non-native Pacific fish
are being raised 20 miles down the road at the Natural Energy Labs
of Hawaii in Kona (NELHA). Norio might be the first Hawaiian sushi
chef to put fresh abalone sashimi or Atlantic flounder wrapped in
edible Hawaiian flowers on the plates of Orchid guests.