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Travel Planning to Kona, Hawaii- A Tutorial

by John P.

My wife and I were planning on accompanying my brother and soon to be sister-in-law to the Big Island of Hawaii in June, and as a result I did quite a bit of planning for the trip. Being cost efficient is important to all of us, but making sure we end up with decent accommodations at a good value is possibly even more important.

I thought I would document my search methodology in case it helped others to find and book their travel online. Please note that I am very meticulous when it comes to travel planning. I’m picky about where I stay, how I get there, and want to know what I’m going to do while I’m there. I even make printouts and carry a small binder with me. Anal, I know… but it works for me.
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How to Reach a Human When Calling Any Company

March 6, 2007

Everyone has been driven crazy by a poorly staffed call center, sitting behind a horrible Interactive Voice Response Unit (IVRU) while calling a service provider like the phone company, cable company, government office or technical support. Well, help has now arrived. Paul English, the CTO of Kayak.com, decided to build a site to help people [...]

Kayak’s Buzz – the Best Flight Deal Finder

January 30, 2007

As previously mentioned, I’ve been using Kayak for travel planning for some time now, but I actually just discovered a new feature that is one of, if not the, best tools I’ve yet seen for helping to plan vacations that involve air travel. The Kayak Buzz section offers a very cool, Google Map enabled shopping [...]

Saving Money is as Good as Making It!

August 28, 2006

It’s true. There is nothing like making a few $Hundred grand a year. But almost as good is buying stuff for half what it’s worth! So, being the excellent consumer I am, The Man has compiled a list of 8 great tips for saving loads of cash. I’m not being paid a dime to make [...]