Special packages offer significant savings in Kaua’i this summer and beyond
(Kaua’i, Hawaii) – Travelers heading to Kaua’i this summer and fall will find plenty of options to save on their vacation thanks to a new travel promotion launched this week.
Travelers can save at least $200 per person on their trip to Kaua’i through a partnership with American Airlines Vacations, American Express, Vacations, Classic Vacations, Expedia, NWA WorldVacations, Orbitz, Pleasant Holidays, Travelocity, and United Vacations.
Travelers can access money saving air vacation packages loaded with incentives including deeply discounted airfare, free hotel room nights, free meals, free rental cars, and free food and beverage dining credits.
These value packages offer significant savings and make Kaua’i a competitive vacation destination this summer.
“Visitors come to Kaua’i come for many reasons, not the least of which is our wonderful golf and resort properties, “says Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua’i Visitors Bureau. “We know the demand is strong and these incentives should help make their Kaua’i visit more enjoyable.”
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has created a dedicated website listing all of the special packages atwww.GoHawaii.com/summerfun. From there, travelers can book their vacations to Kaua’i instantly with a simple click.
Many visitors choose Kaua’i because of its lush, tropical beaches and unspoiled setting – only about 4 percent of the island is developed – as well as its world-famous golf courses.
Six golf courses on Kaua’i with a combined 117 holes offer unforgettable playing opportunities under the tagline “Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green.” They include Poipu Bay, Puakea, Kaua’i Lagoons, Kiahuna, and Princeville’s Makai and Prince courses.
Four of those courses are amenities of these renowned resorts: Princeville Hotel, Kaua’i Marriott Resort & Beach Club (Kaua’i Lagoons), and Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa.
About “Kaua’i: Discover Golf’s Ultimate Island Green”
Kaua’i is colored by lush, numerous shades of green – flora and fauna blanket the mountains and serve as a painter’s palette and “carpet” of nature’s unspoiled wonder. Surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Pacific Ocean and buffeted by soothing trade winds and slack key guitar notes wafting in the breeze, Kaua’i offers more than 50 miles of white sand beaches – more beach per mile than any other island in Hawai’i. Only four percent of the island is developed for commercial and residential use.
The critical acclaim and unique attributes of the five destination golf clubs which offer a combined 117 scintillating holes include:
1. Kiahuna Golf Club (www.kiahunagolf.com, 808.742.9595)
* Outstanding greens feature Seashore Paspalum, Kauai’s only course to offer them
* Designed by world-famous golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Jr., the course weaves around many ancient remnants of authentic Hawaiian culture
* Voted “Kaua’i’s Best” by the readers of The Garden Isle newspaper, Kiahuna is a 6,925-yard, par 70 with a rating of 73.5 and slope of 134
2. Puakea Golf Club (www.puakeagolf.com, 866.773.5554)
* Rated the 7th best course in Hawaii – Golfweek Magazine
* Adjacent to the lush site where Steven Spielberg filmed “Jurassic Park”
* Owned by AOL co-Founder Steve Case
3. Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club (www.kauailagoonsgolf.com, 800.634.6400)
* Home to Golf Digest’s No. 56 rated course in “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses” (Kiele Course)
* Currently 18 of 36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus are in play. The back nine holes of the Kiele Course and front nine of the Maile Course are currently closed and in the process of receiving extensive upgrades, including the addition of two new ocean holes at Kiele. Completion date of the Kiele back nine is expected sometime in early 2009 and the entire project sometime in 2010)
* The Kiele Course front nine holes feature the par-3 5th green encircled by a tropical Mango and Guava tree forest
4. Poipu Bay Golf Course (www.poipubaygolf.com, 800.858.6300)
* Along with Grand Hyatt Kaua’i Resort & Spa rated No. 32 in Golf Digest’s “Sublime 75: America’s Greatest Golf Resorts”
* Four closing holes play atop a 150-foot sea cliff
* Home to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994 through 2006, it has frequently hosted players like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and other major champions
5. Princeville Golf Courses (www.princeville.com, 800.826.1105)
* Home to Golf Digest’s No. 39 rated course in “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses” (Prince Course) and the No. 1 rated course in the state
* 45 holes of golf – the 27-hole Makai nines and the 18-hole Prince – all designed by Robert Trent Jones II
* Overlooks exquisite Hanalei Bay
Kaua’i’s natural wonders include the 3,567-foot deep Waimea Canyon, dubbed “The Grand Canyon of the Pacific”, and the 3,000-foot towering mountain cliffs overlooking the Napali Coast along the northwest shoreline.
A wealth of outdoor activities like kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, mountain tubing, horseback riding, ATV adventures, zipline aerial tours, helicopter and boat tours, offer memorable vacation experiences for the whole family.
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications
703-891-3320, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
