Category Archives: Travel Guide

Lieutenant Governor Josh Green posts a short, but informative COVID-19 summary video every day on his Facebook page. For would-be travelers to Hawaii, the June 9th video had some hints of encouraging news. Of course, nothing is official yet, but the lieutenant governor seems to indicate that a plan to reopen tourism is about to […]

The Brighter Group the Caribbean Tourism Organisation UK & Europe Chapter to drive a 2020 digital campaign across the @LoveCaribbean social channels on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. A pro bono account, the company started working with the organisation this month to increase followers and engagement through a series of planned inspiring content aimed at consumer, […]

… Hawaii’s lieutenant governor still says that they’re working towards opening up travel to/from the mainland with testing. From his summary video on June 10, he said, “You all know we’re going to open up interisland travel on the 16th [of June] but we’re working towards a month later opening up Hawaii with a test. […]

Carnival Corporation will downsize its fleet as the cruise line battles back to operation following the coronavirus pandemic. The giant said it already had preliminary agreements for the disposal of six ships. The vessels are expected to leave the fleet in the next 90 days, while the line is currently working toward additional agreements. Carnival […]

Mahalo to JM Lacanlale for sharing this shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. JM’s photo is of the view going down from the Koko head summit on the Koko Crater Tramway Hike. JM mastered this hike during a visit to Oahu in September 2019. If you’d like to put this steep hike on your […]

Boeing has named Michael D’Ambrose as executive vice president of human resources, effective July 6th. He will succeed Wendy Livingston, who has served in an interim capacity since April. In this role, D’Ambrose will be responsible for the company’s leadership and learning, talent planning, employee and labour relations and total rewards, as well as diversity […]

Yesterday, June 16, Hawaii inter-island travel opened without a quarantine. This reopening appears to have gone very smoothly. Along with this opening, new screening procedures were implemented. These new steps are: Passengers must complete and provide a mandatory traveler health form. You can download and review the form from health.hawaii.gov/travel. For efficiency, passengers are advised […]

Emirates will add ten more cities to its flight schedule in coming days at the carrier continues to rebuild its route network. Colombo will be on offer from June 20th, Sialkot (June 24th), Istanbul (from June 25th); Auckland, Beirut, Brussels, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (all from July 1st); and Barcelona and Washington DC […]

Mahalo to Shirley Ho for sharing this neat surf shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. We love all the bright shades of blue in this surfing scene. Happy Aloha Friday! — Please note: Hawaii continues to have travel restrictions due to COVID-19. A mandatory 14-day quarantine is required for all travelers coming to the […]

The short-haul division of International Airlines Group budget carrier Level is filing for insolvency. Branded as Level Europe, the division was operated by Anisec Luftfahrt. The Austrian-based carrier has seen all flights grounded since the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe during March. The business has ceased trading with “immediate effect,” IAG said. Level […]