Hawaii

DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel The  Hawaii  Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced it would welcome back cruise ships to the island chain on January 15. According to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Carnival Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line signed the first port agreements to bring the first passenger voyages back to the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Hawaii will once again allow ships to visit the state’s approved ports as long as the company’s follow specific protocols, including mandatory COVID-19 testing rules and a dedicated medical staff equipped to handle a potential outbreak onboard. “We…

DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel The  Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) announced several changes to its Safe Travels program for domestic travelers from the continental United States and its territories. Following the guidance set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Hawaii’s mandatory self-quarantine period for unvaccinated travelers or those arriving without a negative COVID-19 test has been reduced from 10 days to five days. The new changes to the Safe Travels program went into effect on Monday. In addition, tourists arriving in Hawaii will no longer be required to complete the Safe Travels Health…

DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel   Hawaii announced it would not reopen to cruise ships in 2021 and questions remain about when the industry would restart in 2022. According to CruiseCritic.com, Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) public information officer Jai Cunningham said the state is focused on the “safest possible resumption of cruise,” but acknowledged “the earliest resumption of cruises to Hawaii would be January of 2022.” Cunningham revealed the state would need to expand its Safe Travels program to accommodate the arriving cruise passengers, but no local port agreements had been signed. The decision to remain shuttered to the…

LACEY PFALZ | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Hawaiian Airlines is expanding its nonstop flights between the Hawaiian islands and the West Coast of the U.S. ahead of what is expected to become a busy holiday travel season for the state. Service between Honolulu (HNL) and Seattle (SEA) and San Francisco (SFO) will be expanded to offer two daily flights to and from each destination. Additionally, flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Kahului, Maui (OGG) will be expanded to two daily flights to and from each destination. The expanded service begins as early as the 18th of November for some of…

RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Hawaii might have been one of the most cautious states when it came to allowing visitors during the last 15 months of the pandemic, but it knew this day – or month – would come. Tourism is back on the islands, for sure. TRENDING NOW Travel Intel  The Exceptional Experience of Dreams Vista Cancun Golf & Spa... Universal Executive Talks Travel Advisors and Latest... The Best Luxury Resorts in British Virgin Islands  15 Key Travel Advisories Announced in June 2021 According to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), a…