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A Costly Lesson in Car Rental Liability
While Yuri and Irina Khidekel were relaxing on a Maui beach in March 2003, a thief drove off in their rental car. Inside were their IDs, cell phones, cash and clothing — all seemingly more troubling losses than the car, which was insured under their credit card’s automatic car-rental policy.
Don Oldenburg

Tahiti and Her Islands at a Glance
Tahiti. The word evokes visions of an earthly paradise. Actually there are 118 islands that encompass French Polynesia, better known as Tahiti and Her Islands. We offer an overview of some of travelers favorite islands and what each has to…

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Tiki time
Ledger-Enquirer - Tiki time Polynesian Pop Culture kings turning out tropical exotica Knight Ridder Newspapers SANTA ANA, Calif. - Tiki rises. Tiki falls. Tiki rises again. There are Polynesian war clubs, raincape thatch, outrigger canoes and Maori shields.

Alan White is Named Sr. Vice President & Chief Information Office for Outrigger Ent
Hotel News Resource - of all information technology needs for Outrigger Enterprises with the goal of using technology White brings to Outrigger over 20 years of senior management experience in

RHKYC Around The Island Race
BYM News - A bright and breezy start gave way to an overcast morning, however the breeze obligingly held steady at a 16-20 knot Easterly for most of the course. race team was stunned to hear that the first outrigger was the nearest competitor challenging Jelik for line honours

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How to Beat Yield Management of Hotel Rooms>>

The LA Times has a very interesting article on getting the best price on hotel rooms. The use of yield management by the hotel companies means that rooms can be sold for different rates depending on occupancy and other factors.

“The core concept of yield management is to provide the right service to the right customer at the right time for the right price,” the report says.

It’s all about timing.

A big problem, industry experts say, is that room demand waxes and wanes by day of the week, time of year, special events and other situations that hoteliers can’t control. Yet every night, a Hilton or Sheraton has the same 100 rooms to fill.

Ensuring that rooms get booked at the maximum price possible, without getting stuck with vacancies at 5 p.m., is a delicate high-wire act.

Enter yield management, which aims to “gain control of consumer demand by using time- and price-related strategic levers,” the report says.

Yes, they’re manipulating you.

By lowering the rate for stays during slack times, hotels induce penny-pinching vacationers to book then, filling rooms that otherwise would have gone vacant. By saving some rooms for last-minute bookers, often business people who have no choice, they can demand higher prices for the now-scarce rooms.

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Hawaii - Topix.net
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High Surf Advisory - Windward Haleakala (Hawaii)
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY… Issued At: 2005-11-28T01:55:00 Expired At: 2005-11-28T14:00:00 Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl

Crash in Iraq Leaves a Family Void
HONOLULU, Jan. 29 — Melanie House looked at her husband. John was looking at their son. And then she saw him wipe his eyes.
Amy Argetsinger

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Kona Grill Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results; Updates Full Year
Business Wire (press release), CA - Nov 3, 2005 3, 2005–Kona Grill, Inc. (Nasdaq: KONA), an American Grill and sushi bar, today reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2005.

Kona winds bring showers and vog
Maui News, HI - Nov 23, 2005 Disaster Center. The occasionally gusty Kona winds also were carrying vog over all of the islands, along with fog and showers. At

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READERS’ CHOICE 
Home News Tribune - Nov 21 3:13 AM
This month, Michelle Rodriguez became the most despised person on television when her “Lost” character, Ana Lucia, accidentally killed Shannon (Maggie Grace) with a gunshot to the chest. Though that’s the reaction “Lost” producers had hoped for, Rodriguez was irate when she read the script.Save to My Web

Hawaiian Wedding Planner Has Successful Start 
[Press Release] PR Web - Nov 24 12:12 AM
Oahu Bride, LLC, a full service wedding planner in Hawaii, shows promising start. [PRWEB Nov 24, 2005]Save to My Web

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HIFF hosting Jackson party
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - Nov 2, 2005 The group is staying at an Outrigger Hotel in Waikiki Laird Hamilton is filming a commercial on Oahu this week for Cool Water cologne

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Stang star courts crown 
Slam! Sports - Nov 24 4:29 AM
A little encounter with an undertow in the Gulf of Mexico during a family vacation in Florida convinced Melissa Mann that water sports weren’t for her.Save to My Web

United States to close Sardinia military base 
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
The United States is to close a military base on the Italian island of Sardinia now considered surplus to requirements for the defence of the Mediterranean, Italian Defence Minister Antonio Martino announced.Save to My Web

Governor, Legislature give staff day off over Thanksgiving 
The Daily News Transcript - Nov 23 10:03 PM
BOSTON — Gov. Mitt Romney and leaders of the House and Senate have decided to give their staffs a Thanksgiving present: the day off tomorrow with no charge to their vacation allotments.Save to My Web

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EMEA Hospitality Enews - Week Ending November 18 - 2005
Hotel News Resource - Host Marriott To Host Starwood Host Marriott Corporation is to pay Starwood Hotels & Resorts close to US

Starwood Hotels profit falls
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sheraton owner Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. < HOT.N> on Wednesday said quarterly profit fell on one-off charges for taxes paid on the repatriation of foreign earnings.

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