Hi everyone,
Is March considered ';high'; or ';low'; season in Hawaii in relation to airfare? What would be a good airfare to Maui from the west coast (San Francisco) in the month of March? $300? $400 $500?
Thanks,
March High or Low Season in Hawaii?
March is still high Season, low begins at the end of April. We fly from seattle which is pricier than calfornia but if you can get a ticket under $500.00 from here, that%26#39;s a steal.
March High or Low Season in Hawaii?
March is one of the peaks in the late winter/early spring period. Never have quite figured out why. April is the lowest month according to the tourism authority in the islands.
July-August are the highest. December overall is low, but come Christmas time it peaks big time.
Stats can be thrown a bit by activities on various islands too, such as the Ironman Triathlon on the Big Island in October.
Airfare rates go down as well as accomodation rates significantly in May. At least in Hawaii they do. We always went in May and I can tell you the prices were so much better than what we are paying for our visit next month.
Ditto Hula%26#39;s post. May prices are really good.
We always booked our trips for April-June if we could, but usually back in Dec/Jan bc we wanted good seats on the plane, LOL.
Technically, March and April are low season. High season begins usually right around the first week in June-this year June 9th, and goes until after Labor Day. The reason prices spike in March is because of Spring Break. April, it%26#39;s because of Easter.
October, November, and December are slower months until right before Christmas, then prices go up until the first or second week in January. You can get some great airfares in February which is kind of strange, because that%26#39;s a very busy month for tourism in Hawaii.
This chart is from that tourism group I mentioned earlier. The problem with it is what some have pointed out (spring break, christmas, etc)... so it%26#39;s prone to show more activity in some months than not. But I think it generally shows the basic pattern of incoming visitors to the islands.
pro-networks.org/main/…Tourism_Stats.pdf
Kwils, we definately are paying peak season prices for April.
Hula,
Yup.... I%26#39;m not sure what would be considered a good price these days. The airlines will have to start passing on higher fuel costs eventually. The lowest I%26#39;ve ever paid between LAX and LIH was $387 in January. The highest was over $700 in July.....
What%26#39;s weird is that the chart shows February as one of the slower months. Everybody I know considers it to be an extremely busy month with virtually 100% occupancy - much busier than March and April.
Snowbirds from the midwest and east coast flock to Hawaii from mid-January until mid-March or April when airfares go up.
You can usually shoot a cannonball through occupancy calendars in April and November, LOL!!
Seems as though accomodation prices would be a preferred indicator; as opposed to air fares which are influenced by several more variables (Fuel prices, diverting capacity toward other markets, labor concessions, seemingly irrational price competition etc).
As far as high/low in terms of desirability, two things influence us more than all the others: weather in Hawaii vs. home and whether, or not, the Humpbacks are still splashing around and enjoying paradise.
The chart surprised me too for the reasons noted. I was also surprised at the peak at the end of summer. Normally I wouldn%26#39;t consider that strange, but I%26#39;d been told for years peak season in Hawaii was winter months (which many web sites still claim is true). It is odd however that so many people head to the islands right before school starts again for most kids. I figured it%26#39;d be more of an early summer trip than late summer.
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