Maui Air Travel Tips

If you're coming to Maui, you can save a lot of money by doing your travel "right." What do I mean by that? Booking your tickets directly with an airline is probably the most expensive way to buy your airline tickets. The reservationists will almost NEVER tell you if another airline has lower fares.

Tickets are sold on the same airplane at wildly different prices, so you will want to shop around. Believe it or not, the day of the week on which you fly makes a difference in the fare you pay. As a vacation destination, more traffic comes into Maui on weekends. So it's usually less expensive if you fly in and out, mid-week (by that I mean Tuesday through Thursday). When you are checking fares, try several different departure and return days to see how each affects your rates.

Maui Me (R) offers a unique travel service for our wedding couples. Many are surprised that our prices for air/condo and rental car are often much less than they are when purchasing those expenses separately. We've had several mainland travel agents call us to ask how we could beat their prices by so much. Before you make your reservations, be sure and call me to see what deals you can get on your travel.

What I will need to know is what airport you will be leaving from. (If you live in Canada I won't be able to do your travel unless you leave from a US city, like Seattle in you are in Vancouver). You will also want to decide what type of rental vehicle you want (from an economy sedan to a jeep or convertible, etc.), and what kind of accommodations you prefer (hotel or condo). If you call with this information (along with the names and ages of all passengers), I can get you a price quote.

Sometimes our couples will go online and see that a particular flight (that I have not given them) and see that seats are still available and ask me to book them. The airlines sell discount seats to travel suppliers like Blue Skies (our vendor), but they only have so many seats available at those lower prices. Once they are sold, you will pay the normal rates like everyone else. So you want to book as early as you can.