“Hot Hawaii Deals from $216 a night-fodors.com”
I just got this tweet, and my blood immediately started to boil. $216 a night is a bargain? No wonder people think travel is out of reach! Fodors take pains to point out in the article all of the amazing bonuses like 10% off a massage, or a free fourth night at a room that goes for $1500 A NIGHT! Really, Fodors?
I’m not planning any immediate trips to Hawaii, but right off of the top of my head (and five minutes at hotels.com), I come up with the following, searching the Big Island, a week in high season (March 2012) with two adults, an 8 and an 11 year old:
A one bedroom condo on the ocean at the 3.5 star Castle Kona Reef for $149 a night
a 2000 sq foot townhouse in a resort that has 8 pools for $160 a night
I repeat, this was in five minutes while I Facebook chatted with a friend. My point is, until the travel literati stop assuming that a 10% massage discount is a deal, most people will never realize that travel is accessible, affordable, and in my opinion as important as breathing!
(PS: Use the coupon below to save of dream trips of your own! I especially like Hotels.com because they have a non-branded rewards program and these are independent hotels, but you could get similar results with your own research.)
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