Using a small trick with Expedia can get you a huge discount on flights from Amsterdam to Hawaii with Star Alliance including luggage! You can book flights from as low as €609 by booking them through Expedia in connection with a ho(s)tel stay. This will make it possible for you to book a so called tour operator fare.
Once booked, you actually do not have to stay at the hostel. But of course you can also utilize this and directly book the hotel you want to stay in anyway. Maybe still just one night and for the rest of the time, you use the cheapest source, f.e. booking.com. Then you let the hotel connect the bookings.
At first you will fly either with Lufthansa or SWISS via their hubs to California. Your journey then continues with United to Honolulu.
Alternatively, you can also book flights operated by Air Canada which will fly via London and Vancouver.
Fare Rules
How long this offer is available, is unfortunately unknown as the fare rules are not publicly visible.
However, availabilites are good in the following months:
- January to May, 2020
- Mid of August to September, 2020
Since this is not a light fare, gold status holders can check in up to 2 pieces of a maximum of 23 kg. United status holders should even be able to reserve eco plus seats with more leg room.
Search & Book
Since this a tour operator fare, booking it is slightly more complicated than usually but still only takes a few minutes to figure out.
Time needed: 5 minutes
How to book a tour operator fare via expedia.nl
- Select flight & hotel search on expedia.nl
When opening expedia.nl, the standard selection is “Vlucht” which means flight. We wanna switch this to “Vlucht + Hotel”.
- Enter travel dates
Enter departure and arrival airports and travel dates. “Vertrek vanaf” is departure airport, “Bestemming” is arrival airport, “Vetrekdatum” is outbound flight date, “Retourdatum” is inbound flight date. “Reizigers” is the amount of travellers and “kamers” the amount of bedrooms. - Different hotel dates
In order to book your flight the cheapest possible way, just one hotel night in the cheapest hostel is needed. Of course it may also make sense to book a night in the hotel you wanted to stay in anyway. But check the price increase (compared to cheapest hostel price) versus the price you would anyway pay before booking! You actually may not save any money this way! - Choose ho(s)tels
You can select your preferred hotel and hostel from an extensive selection. As mentioned earlier, if you want to book the flight the cheapest possible way, sort the search results by price and choose the cheapest option. Prices shown are per person. - Select flights
In the next step you can select your flights. You will only have a few options here at that price point but checking these flights regarding their routing can help save a few hours of extra travel time (unless you want that).
- Confirm & pay
In the last step, all information is listed again. You can then go ahead and pay with your preferred payment source at no extra cost.
Availabilities are a bit hard to figure out, since Google Flights doesn’t display the tour operator fare correctly. If there are no availabilities for your preferred dates, the only option is to manually try to find other dates that work.
This only works on the Dutch Expdia website. The other countries do not have this tour operator fare available.
Mileage
The tickets will most probably be issued in booking class K. IF you are flying with Air Canada via Vancounver to Honolulu, this will be the mileage accrual:
- 7,916 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 7,916 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 7,666 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 7,646 Miles on GOL Aéreos Smiles
- 7,646 Award Miles + 1,530 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 4,206 Award Miles + 280 Points on Miles&More
- 3,956 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 3,956 Miles on Asiana Club
- 3,956 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 3,822 Award Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 3,822 Award Miles on Azul TodoAzul
- 3,822 Award Miles + 1,912 Tier Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 3,822 Award Miles on Etihad Guest
- 3,822 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 3,822 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 3,822 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 3,822 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
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Hotels
Hotels in Honolulu and Hawaii in general are not a cheap affair. Comparing prices makes sense and can save you a lot of money if you put enough effort into it. We would recommend using booking.com to compare prices:
Also check out our hotel coupons and vouchers. Who knows, it may help you save a good amount of money:
Information & Tips for USA
The United States offers a wide range of tourist sights, from national parks like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon to cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. The currency is the U.S. dollar (USD), and card payments are widely accepted. Prices vary by region but can be high in major cities, especially for accommodation and dining. Weather differs greatly across the country—winters can be harsh in the north, while the south often stays mild; summers are generally hot and humid in many areas.
The U.S. transport infrastructure is highly car-dependent, especially outside major cities. Urban centres like New York, Chicago, and San Francisco have functional public transit, but many other cities have limited options. Between cities, domestic flights are common for long distances, while intercity buses and Amtrak trains cover some routes, though often with slower speeds and less frequency compared to other countries. Without a car, getting around can be inconvenient in many parts of the country.
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