Hawaii what to do and where to go ?

[ExtraSlow]

Some folks saved their travel budgets for three years and are now "price insensitive".

[max_boost]

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What I meant was, people don’t seem to care that prices have doubled, things are still booked solid.

Oooh I know what you meant haha

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Oahu accommodation is alot more expensive too. We are going in December and found that prices have at least doubled since we last went pre-covid. A big part of that is all the new taxes too. The place we booked is $750 taxes on a $1800 rental.

Was hoping to spend a couple days at the Disney resort with the kid but can't justify $1K/night for a garden view room. .. Sorry kiddo.

We will see you there! Will be there in Dec as well over Xmas.
Prices for accommodations have easily doubled for sure since pre-covid.

At least car rentals seem to have stabilized. Or long covid is messing with my memory.

[89coupe]

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We will see you there! Will be there in Dec as well over Xmas.
Prices for accommodations have easily doubled for sure since pre-covid.

At least car rentals seem to have stabilized. Or long covid is messing with my memory.

I didn’t notice any change in car rental prices. Haven’t gone up at all.

[RX_EVOLV]

Car rental seems to be fluctuating quite a bit since we first booked our flights back in May. Back then it was ~$1300 for a mini van, now it's back down to ~$900 with the same rental company.

[Xtrema]

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Some folks saved their travel budgets for three years and are now "price insensitive".

Business class is tough to book?
https://fortune.com/2022/09/10/busin...uxury-leisure/

[Manhattan]

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Some folks saved their travel budgets for three years and are now "price insensitive".

Been hearing this, people not being travel elsewhere b/c vaccination requirements, and recouping lost revenues for reasons hotel prices have doubled, sometimes tripled, compared to pre-covid. It's now minimum $300 to 400/night for a summer night in Banff. Fairmont lake louise won't even let you book unless its for a full week!

Regardless of reason I'm concerned that prices won't ever adjust back down...they'll just stay where they are until inflation catches up. Inflation/price hikes whatever you want to call it tends to be sticky. Doubt we'll ever see pre-covid hotel pricing even after a severe recession. Would love to be wrong on this one.

[killramos]

You people don’t have a Hawaiian vacation property?

What are you students or something.

[Manhattan]

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You people don’t have a Hawaiian vacation property?

What are you students or something.

Capital light asset strategy. What are you a boomer or something

[ercchry]

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You people don’t have a Hawaiian vacation property?

What are you students or something.

I just use CJBlair’s… his parents never lock the doors

[killramos]

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Capital light asset strategy. What are you a boomer or something

Sounds like something someone with too little capital would say.

[89coupe]

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Been hearing this, people not being travel elsewhere b/c vaccination requirements, and recouping lost revenues for reasons hotel prices have doubled, sometimes tripled, compared to pre-covid. It's now minimum $300 to 400/night for a summer night in Banff. Fairmont lake louise won't even let you book unless its for a full week!

Regardless of reason I'm concerned that prices won't ever adjust back down...they'll just stay where they are until inflation catches up. Inflation/price hikes whatever you want to call it tends to be sticky. Doubt we'll ever see pre-covid hotel pricing even after a severe recession. Would love to be wrong on this one.

We paid $800 for one night at the Moose Hotel & Suites in Banff a couple weeks ago. The Rimrock wanted $2400 for one night.

[bjstare]

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I just use CJBlair’s… his parents never lock the doors

You could at least leave a nice bottle of wine on the counter after you leave next time.

[finboy]

Our wedding date if fast approaching, a few guests opted for refunds after the 4th date change and kept the deposit down instead. Fast forward to this month and a lot are realizing that the discount was percentage rather than flat rate (note: vacasa sucks, hope they don’t buy out the company that has your reservation) and are cancelling or spending a lot more money than previous attempts.

Once I get this wedding over with, I’m with @Buster , travelling is overrated. I’ll stick to Hawaii every couple years and just book for the wife and I.

[Buster]

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Our wedding date if fast approaching, a few guests opted for refunds after the 4th date change and kept the deposit down instead. Fast forward to this month and a lot are realizing that the discount was percentage rather than flat rate (note: vacasa sucks, hope they don’t buy out the company that has your reservation) and are cancelling or spending a lot more money than previous attempts.

Once I get this wedding over with, I’m with @Buster , travelling is overrated. I’ll stick to Hawaii every couple years and just book for the wife and I.

But sir,

It is impossible to get a good understanding of what Angkor Wat looks like unless you spend 2-3 full days to get there on planes and shit. And then 2-3 full days to get back!

[finboy]

Thank god for 4K video and a lack of smell-o-vision

[max_boost]

Just hook buster up to the experience machine

[Rocket1k78]

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We paid $800 for one night at the Moose Hotel & Suites in Banff a couple weeks ago. The Rimrock wanted $2400 for one night.

Inflation and gouging around that area are insane now, we paid 470 for a night in lake louise in a mediocre motel on a monday night

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Our wedding date if fast approaching, a few guests opted for refunds after the 4th date change and kept the deposit down instead. Fast forward to this month and a lot are realizing that the discount was percentage rather than flat rate (note: vacasa sucks, hope they don’t buy out the company that has your reservation) and are cancelling or spending a lot more money than previous attempts.

Once I get this wedding over with, I’m with @Buster , travelling is overrated. I’ll stick to Hawaii every couple years and just book for the wife and I.

Kinda sorta sounds like you actually like travelling because you must've travelled before and you booked a destination wedding and will travel again in the future. To be fair you're trying to book a destination wedding at the worst possible time in our lives(hopefully this is it)

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Inflation and gouging around that area are insane now, we paid 470 for a night in lake louise in a mediocre motel on a monday night



Kinda sorta sounds like you actually like travelling because you must've travelled before and you booked a destination wedding and will travel again in the future. To be fair you're trying to book a destination wedding at the worst possible time in our lives(hopefully this is it)

I booked it pre-covid and have rebooked it 4 additional times due to government general incompetence. I enjoy Hawaii but the act of getting there becomes more of a pain in the ass every year.

[89coupe]

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I booked it pre-covid and have rebooked it 4 additional times due to government general incompetence. I enjoy Hawaii but the act of getting there becomes more of a pain in the ass every year.

Zero issues now. No requirements needed anymore.