| MAUI & KAUA’I
 A break from the Winter blues is always welcome. Hawaii is calling, with its gentle breezes, orchid blossoms, tepid waters and great hotels and restaurants.
Plus, many discounts are now available;both air and hotel. Check out some of the best below:
Travel Weekly honors Maui and the best of the travel industry
Travel Weekly honored the winners of its seventh annual Readers Choice Awards on December 17 inNew York. The award winners represented the “best of the best of the travel industry.” The nominees and award recipients were selected by Travel Weekly’s readers, a group comprised of expert travel professionals. This year’s Readers Choice named Hawai‘i as the winner in the Best U.S. State Destination and recognized the island of Maui within the Hawai‘i category as Best Destination. Maui hotels and dining establishments receive high marks from AAA
 Nearly half of the AAA’s Hawai‘i hotel accolades honored resorts on Maui as seven hotels and four restaurants earned Four Diamond scores in AAA’s 2010 ratings system. The hotels include Hotel HānaMaui and Honua Spa, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Four Seasons Resort Lāna‘i at Mānele Bay, Four Seasons Resort Lāna‘i, The Lodge at Kō‘ele, Grand Wailea Maui Resort Hotel & Spa and The Fairmont Kea Lani. The restaurants are Kauiki Dining Room (Hāna),Banyan Tree (Kapalua), Sarento’s on the Beach (Kīhei), The Dining Room (Lāna‘i City). For more information, visit www.aaanewsroom.net
WHAT’S NEW on KAUA’I?
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” Filming on Kaua‘i
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the newest sequel in Walt Disney Pictures’ hit series, is scheduled to begin filming on Kaua‘i this summer. The movie stars Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa, and is scheduled for release in 2011. Pirates is the latest in a long string of movies and television shows to use Kaua‘i’s tropical beauty as a scenic backdrop, following such popular hits as South Pacific, Blue Hawaii, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Thorn Birds, Jurassic Park, and Tropic Thunder.  Kaua‘i is Hawai‘i’s Best Island – Travel Leisure
Popularly known as the Garden Isle, Kaua‘i can now add the title of “Hawai‘i’s Best Island” as voted on by readers of Travel Leisure magazine in the latest World’s Best Awards. Travel Leisure surveyed its readers asking them to rate the islands of Hawai‘i on their natural attractions, activities and sights, restaurants and food, people, and value. Kaua‘i was the choice for #1. The St. Regis Princeville Resort Debuts
The St. Regis Princeville Resort on Kaua‘i’s picturesque north shore is open following a top-tobottom renovation of the 252-room property in keeping with Starwood Hotels’ most exclusive brand. An exciting new attraction is Kaua‘i Grill, the signature restaurant by world-renowned Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Guests will enjoy Asian-influenced dishes and the distinctive flair that Jean-Georges has brought to his first restaurant in Hawai‘i. www.stregisprinceville.com/kauai Waimea a Top Five Destination – TripAdvisor® TripAdvisor®, the popular website for travel advice, has named Waimea, Kaua‘i, as one of its top U.S. destinations for this year, making it one of only five U.S. destinations to be so honored. TripAdvisor conducted a travel trends survey of more than 3,000 U.S. travelers in determining its five top destinations for 2010.
February 15th, 2010
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