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This section provides step-by-step guidelines to plan your Hawaii trips. Planning your Hawaii trips is crucial as it can save your valuable time and money.
Hawaii Trips Planning - Step 1: When to go
The first step is to decide when to travel to Hawaii. The peak season of Hawaii is from mid-December to April. The weather is very good during the peak season and hotel prices and airfares are usually gone up. If you want to go during the peak season, make sure to make reservation well in advance.
Below is the average temperature in Hawaii since 1949
Summer (May-October) |
High temperature = 83° F
Low temperature = 66 ° F
Average temperature = 75 ° F
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Winter (October-April) |
High temperature = 81 ° F
Low temperature = 63 ° F
Average temperature = 72 ° F |
If you want to travel to Hawaii by airplane, you should buy your ticket early. Most airlines offer discounts on airfares that you buy at least one month before the departure date.
Step 2: What To Pack
Lifestyle in Hawaii is very informal. You can wear t-shirt, short, and sport shoe to access most of Hawaii's attractions. Below is the checklist of what you should pack for your Hawaii trips;
- T-shirts
- Shorts
- Sport shoes or casual shoes
- Long pants
- Rubber water shoes
- Socks
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Sun protection cream
- Sometimes, it is cold in Hawaii, therefore bring some sweater or light jacket.
- If you plan to go to Hawaii during winter (between October and April), you should also pack rain gear.
You don't have to pack too many clothes as most of Hawaii's hotels have laundry facilities.
Step 3: Book your flight
The best rates on hotels and airfares are usually available in spring and fall. Hawaii typically has very good weather in spring and fall
too. Before going to Hawaii, trip planning is an important step to save time and money. Your Hawaii trip is about 5 hours from the West Coast, and 11 from New York.
Buying airfares directly from airline's website will save you around 30%. Surf many airline websites and compare the rates to find the best deal. You will save more if you have flexible schedule. When you go to airlines' websites, you can try to use many different departure and arrival dates to find the best price. That's the best part of online booking.
There are many advantages of buying airfares directly from airlines' website;
- You will get bonus miles from airline's website.
- Many internet-only discounts are available exclusively online.
- Many small, low-price airlines are not listed at premium booking sites.
- You can get last-minute deals from airline's website.
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Step 4: Book your hotel
Book your hotel well in advance will help you get the cheapest room. Many hotels have internet-only rates which can save you 20% to 50%. It's best to find hotel rates online and compare with rates that you inquire using 800 phone numbers.
Even if you don't have reservation, you can still bargain at the hotel's front desk. But this tactics may not work every time. It may work in the off season.
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Step 5: Book a car
Book a car via company's website can save you 10% to 30%. If possible, book at weekly rates will save you some money.
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Online Weather Forecast
The following websites provide free weather forecast. You just enter zip code of Hawaii's areas.
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