TRAVEL INSURANCE

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AIRLINES

Direct flight at low rates are available through Pleasant Hawaiian Air or Sun Trips. Both have 800 numbers. United, Hawaiian, Delta, American, and other airlines also fly into Hawaii. You can fly direct to Maui (Kahului -OGG), or with a stop in Honolulu Oahu or on the Big Island of Hawaii at Kailua-Kona or Hilo.

http//www.travelocity.com has Sabre flight schedules and pricing for most airlines. The newest lowest fare finder is SideStep at

http//www.sidestep.com . Also,

http://www.orbitz.com and

http//www.priceline.com lets set you set your own price for airfare and rental cars - if the airline wants, they will accept your price - you just have to be ready to pay if they accept. One other point with Priceline.com is that they will pick the time your flight will leave (you pick the date). It's a good deal - I've used it several times when the exact time of departure is not a concern. New travel-bid sites are

http//www.biddingfortravel.com - shows bid results, and winning bid amounts at Priceline.com

http//www.flyertalk.com - travel talk, info, and messages

http//www.pricelinedeals.com - winning bids listed

http//www.mypriceline.com - message board of winning/losing bids on Priceline.com

http//www.farechase.com - searches sites for low bids

For latest airline quality ranking search

http//www.google.com or go to

http//webs.wichita.edu/depttools/user_home/?view=aqr&page=index or

http//webs.wichita.edu/depttools/DeptToolsMemberFiles/aqr/aqr.pdf to download list.

Currently Alaska Airlines is #1.