
View from the recently refurbed Ali’i Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu. (Photo Chris McGinnis)
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
Before we get to this week’s top 10 (below), we need to let you know about a fare sale happening right now. How about Hawaii for just $305? It’s in there!
United’s been on a tear this week with tons of low fares for winter trips from the Bay Area- we can barely keep up! First it was Hawaii at $325, then South Florida for $251, then SFO-Boston for just $197 or in basic economy, $228 regular (even during peak summer) and now SFO-HNL or Maui (OGG) are back and even lower at $299-$305- and these fares are good November thru May and then again in August and September. (UPDATE: The cheap Hawaii fares appear to have flown away on Monday morning Oct 30)
The there’s SFO-Chicago ORD on United, America and Virgin for $165 (basic)-$205 now thru end of Feb. And there’s even more: SFO-LAX for just $73 roundtrip in basic economy (doable on such a short route), $110 in regular. Yep, and it’s good for trips late November through end of February. Grab ’em while they are hot! All fares found on Google Flights & United.com and subject to change.

We found roundtrips between SFO and Maui or Honolulu in January for just $305 (Image: United website)
1 Sneak sale: Hawaii $325 roundtrip from 5 west coast cities
2 “Fond farewell to our 747”- a tearjerker video from United
3 More great outdoors! Another outdoor observation deck for San Francisco International
4 Yuck United squeezes more seats into long-haul 777-200s
5 Great comments! Thanks, folks! Are TSA’s new “automated” security checkpoints really better?
6 American adds more premium economy seats- will United follow?

Chris’s head nicks the slick ceilings inside JetSuite’s Embraer jets where overhead bins are removed – seats configured 1-2 (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
7 Routes: JetSuiteX in California + JetBlue cuts + New Sun Country model + more
8 Prepare for more security scrutiny at overseas airports
9 Deal! Bay Area to Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Orlando just $251 for winter trips
10 No more Starwood credits for Uber rides
Don’t miss! Winter vacation in a warm place? IHG Rewards PointBreaks for award stays now through end of January at IHG properties around the world.
Chris checked out San Francisco’s newest hotel last week- and was very impressed. The Proper Hotel is one of many new hotels opening (or soon to be opening) in the “urban pioneering” strip of Market Street near City Hall. Definitely worth a look! Follow Chris on Instagram for more photos.
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#UA892, @united’s final regularly scheduled 747 service is about an hour from touchdown at @flySFO. #UA747Farewell
? https://t.co/VuEJoC1erg pic.twitter.com/MWuWndexyM— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) October 29, 2017
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