Update: DEAD!
Hawaiian Airlines flies the A330-200 nonstop between JFK and Honolulu. The westbound flight clocks in at 11 hours and 25 minutes. That’s over an hour longer than a flight from JFK to Tel Aviv!
Finding nonstop first class saver award space between NYC and Hawaii is nearly impossible these days. Most dates will set you back a whopping 130K Hawaiian miles each way, making this a good route for hybrid points.
But for one lucky couple, there are 2 saver award seats on 2/24/20 from JFK to Honolulu for just 40K miles one-way! You can read more about the seat here.
Several DansDeals readers went to Hawaii last week on a deal like this. Post a comment if you grab these!
You can transfer points from AMEX to Hawaiian instantly to book this, but act fast! You’ll need to login to a Hawaiian Airlines mileage account to search for award space here.
You can also connect in first class to another Hawaiian island for the same rate:
You can use miles to fly home, but good luck finding first class award space again! If you have a good deal of perseverance and Citi points, you can try booking coach tickets home for 7.5K miles each on United.
Will you book this flight?
Want to read more about Hawaii?
My love of Hawaii began 13 years ago when I posted and grabbed a deal paying just $87 for airfare and hotel. Since then I’ve been lucky enough to spend several months between the stunning islands, which each offer a unique and wonderful experience. You can’t go wrong with any of them, there are just 2 things is to be careful of.
1. Don’t get stuck in Honolulu. I’ve heard from too many people who spent an entire week and never left the city limits. That’s just a shame, they may as well have gone to Miami Beach. While I prefer The Big Island, Kauai, and Maui to Oahu, there is still plenty to see and experience on Oahu as long as you leave Honolulu behind.
2. Don’t try to “do” several islands in a week. If you just have 4-7 days of vacation then you should stick to one island. There will be plenty to do to keep you busy and it will allow for some time to relax. There’s no need to add the stress of interisland travel just for the sake of “doing” another island. With 9 days or more to play with, it does make sense to experience more than 1 island.
As for which island is best, read on and decide for yourself! If you ask 5 people you’ll probably get 6 different answers 😀
DansMeals: Hawaii For The Kosher Traveler:
- Part 1: General Info And The Island Of Oahu
- Part 2: The Big Island of Hawaii
- Part 3: Maui
- Part 4: Kauai
Trip reports and posts on Hawaii:
- Trip Notes: The Final United 747 Flight And 2 Days In Maui (2018)
- Trip Notes: Maui No Ka ‘Oi (2014)
- Trip Notes Kauai: Heaven On Earth (2014)
- The Hawaiian Islands. (2011)
- Traveling To Hawaii…With A 5 Month Old (2011)
- View From The Room (2011)
- Pearl Harbor…70 Years (2011)
- Shaloha! (2011)
- Hawaii Trip Notes: Kauai (2009)
- Hawaii Trip Notes: Oahu (2009)
DDF forum threads:
- Hawaii Master Thread: General Questions And Which Island To Visit?
- Big Island Of Hawaii Master Thread
- Kauai Master Thread
- Lanai, Molokai, and Niihau, Hawaii Master Thread
- Maui Master Thread
- Oahu Master Thread
- Links to trip reports from other DDF members.
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Please keep these posts coming. I can’t use them but I’m sure someone will. Awesome find, thanks.
Booked.. Thanks!!
Awesome, enjoy!
And we want a trip report on the DansDeals Forums 😀
Thanks a lot for the post! was there two years ago, What a place!!
They’re gone.