As they say in Kauai: "If you love Kauai, tell people to go to Maui." So, I say "Don't go to any Hawaiian island, go to the Maldives, Bora Bora, or Cancún."😊
We went to Maui in May and paid for our flights with cash but booked our hotel entirely on Marriott points and got an upgrade! Ocean front room, high floor, it was beautiful! Can't wait to go back again in the future. Worth it.
Maybe one video per airline to really break it down! Im slow in figuring this out, like how do you know which dates work? I tried playing around with it, searching iad to hnl on turkish, and it kept trying to route me through some explore istanbul thing, adding 4 days hah 😅
I got my first real "travel hacking" experience when we were island hopping back in May. I wish I had known how few people fly on Southwest the first flight of the morning. If I had, I wouldn't have wasted most of my miles on our inter-island flights. There were less than 30 people on each flight. They told us multiple times how we needed to spread out in the plane to balance the weight... that's how few people were flying. lol live and learn, but it was nice to fly for free (plus taxes and fees).
Great video…we used Hawaiian airlines points to cut our flight costs on half on our visit in 2023. Looking to return in 2025 and totally forgot about Southwest or flying into a different island.
Glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, Southwest also will occasionally run deals & discounts for going to Hawaii as well. They were also great for island hopping!
Glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, Southwest also will occasionally run deals & discounts for going to Hawaii as well. They were also great for island hopping!
Turkish miles and smiles star alliance redemption says the flight it is not available, but shows it. Is this because all the rewards seats are taken or have yet to be released (looking for December). Also would love if you have a hack for traveling around the holidays
Not very good. It's similar to booking through an online travel agent like Expedia or the Chase travel portal. You'd be going through the travel partner, and they aren't really incentivised to take care of you.
Are you offering service where I tell you all the credit cards I have and the points and you find me the best deal to go to Hawái from Boston and you help me book it. I have more than 130k points and this seams so much work but I want the best deal.
I found the onewold partners section confusing, where do I search these flights and then when I transfer the points around how do I purchase them? do I have to call? Instructions unclear.
Great info. I'm trying to book PHL (or IAD) to HNL in late Feb on Turkish Airlines, and can't seem to find any flights. What am I doing wrong? I signed up for turkish airlines miles and smiles
This couldn’t have come at a better time. Currently planning my honeymoon for may 2025! Is there a best time frame out from the trip to use points for flights?
I tried looking up a flight from Atlanta to HNL 1/1-1/8 as an example found a delta one seat in flight DL1646 when trying to find this same flight on virgin Atlantic it said there are no flights available. Same happened to me after looking for a flight on united and then on Turkish. What am I doing wrong ?
Wow! Slow it down, man!! You spoke way too fast and this info is worth taking notes on!! Information overload. lol, definitely a way to make everyone watch the video a few times 😂
@@titiungit's a complicated love hate relationship. Most of the population is on one island. Tourism is a big part of the economy. But the very rich are buying large tracts of land and building compounds. Like the famous Chicago media personality is always mention about property in Hawaii.
Can you please saw how to book flights with points from Chicago to Dubai , Abu Dhabi or Doha with 3 kids..Business or first class..This is my first time learning how to use points..I love how you explain everything about points and flights..Hope you have wonderful time in Hawaii!!
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How timely!! My extended family has just agreed to do a May ‘25 vacation to Hawaii! Aloha I’m excited 🎉
Aloha 🌺 Glad this was helpful & hopefully next week’s video will help you all out with getting your family trip planned & booked!
As they say in Kauai: "If you love Kauai, tell people to go to Maui." So, I say "Don't go to any Hawaiian island, go to the Maldives, Bora Bora, or Cancún."😊
😂
Awesome video as always Daily Drop Crew.
Appreciate it!
We went to Maui in May and paid for our flights with cash but booked our hotel entirely on Marriott points and got an upgrade! Ocean front room, high floor, it was beautiful! Can't wait to go back again in the future. Worth it.
That sounds amazing 😍 Hawaii is certainly a place we would go back to as well!
Perfect timing. Just got invited to a wedding in Kona. Thanks for this.
Perfect! Glad you found this! Have so much fun at the wedding 🎉😎
Can’t wait to hear hotel tips, I need to find a deal in Honolulu for December asap.
Video coming next week 👀
Maybe one video per airline to really break it down! Im slow in figuring this out, like how do you know which dates work? I tried playing around with it, searching iad to hnl on turkish, and it kept trying to route me through some explore istanbul thing, adding 4 days hah 😅
I got my first real "travel hacking" experience when we were island hopping back in May. I wish I had known how few people fly on Southwest the first flight of the morning. If I had, I wouldn't have wasted most of my miles on our inter-island flights. There were less than 30 people on each flight. They told us multiple times how we needed to spread out in the plane to balance the weight... that's how few people were flying. lol live and learn, but it was nice to fly for free (plus taxes and fees).
Hawaiian airlines A330 has AMAZING recline!! Like best of the best. Also some are getting free starlink onboard.
Their economy plus is SUPER spacious.
Awesome to hear! Haven’t had the chance to fly with them yet, but hopefully soon 😎
@@DailyDrop just tried the famous BOS > HNL.. a cool 11.5 hours! Longest domestic flight in the USA
This is good stuff. Now do "how to get to South (ern) Africa from North America" next
With cash prices so cheap, the hotel redemptions are key. Taxes are crazy high in Hawaii.
Great video…we used Hawaiian airlines points to cut our flight costs on half on our visit in 2023. Looking to return in 2025 and totally forgot about Southwest or flying into a different island.
Glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, Southwest also will occasionally run deals & discounts for going to Hawaii as well. They were also great for island hopping!
Glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, Southwest also will occasionally run deals & discounts for going to Hawaii as well. They were also great for island hopping!
Turkish miles and smiles star alliance redemption says the flight it is not available, but shows it. Is this because all the rewards seats are taken or have yet to be released (looking for December).
Also would love if you have a hack for traveling around the holidays
When it comes to booking with travel partners, how does it work with cancelled or delayed flights in terms of customer service and travel protection?
Not very good. It's similar to booking through an online travel agent like Expedia or the Chase travel portal. You'd be going through the travel partner, and they aren't really incentivised to take care of you.
Man! This is a full-time job trying to figure this out!
Are you offering service where I tell you all the credit cards I have and the points and you find me the best deal to go to Hawái from Boston and you help me book it. I have more than 130k points and this seams so much work but I want the best deal.
I would like this too 😭
I found the onewold partners section confusing, where do I search these flights and then when I transfer the points around how do I purchase them? do I have to call? Instructions unclear.
Has turkish airline drop HNl as a destinaton using star award ticket ??
Does anyone else have issues accessing Qatar airways? They're website and app don't let me create and account or login to search for award seats.
Great info. I'm trying to book PHL (or IAD) to HNL in late Feb on Turkish Airlines, and can't seem to find any flights. What am I doing wrong? I signed up for turkish airlines miles and smiles
Same here. Can't seem to find any flights on Turkish Airlines.
This couldn’t have come at a better time. Currently planning my honeymoon for may 2025!
Is there a best time frame out from the trip to use points for flights?
Now! The best time was June/July. Good luck finding these rare seats
I tried looking up a flight from Atlanta to HNL 1/1-1/8 as an example found a delta one seat in flight DL1646 when trying to find this same flight on virgin Atlantic it said there are no flights available.
Same happened to me after looking for a flight on united and then on Turkish.
What am I doing wrong ?
Nothing wrong. It means that Delta and United aren't sharing those award flights with partners.
Wow! Slow it down, man!! You spoke way too fast and this info is worth taking notes on!! Information overload. lol, definitely a way to make everyone watch the video a few times 😂
How many times do they have to tell people to not come to hawaii
Correction. They don’t want white people there.
why?
@@titiungit's a complicated love hate relationship. Most of the population is on one island. Tourism is a big part of the economy. But the very rich are buying large tracts of land and building compounds. Like the famous Chicago media personality is always mention about property in Hawaii.
Can you please saw how to book flights with points from Chicago to Dubai , Abu Dhabi or Doha with 3 kids..Business or first class..This is my first time learning how to use points..I love how you explain everything about points and flights..Hope you have wonderful time in Hawaii!!
@@titiung You'd need to research this. There's a bit of controversy