40) - Suaday, September 25, 1988 — North Shore News Te possible this AIRBC TO Hawaii? Why not, says AirBC, better known to most of us as a fast-growing provincial airline and feeder carrier for Air Canada. But AirBC, thanks to its fre- quent service to Seattle, now con- nects conveniently with a host of U.S. and offshore carriers, in- cluding Hawaiian Airlines. As a result, Hawaiian and AirBC have come up with a joint return fare — US {374 — from Vancouver to Honolulu. The daily service starts at 6:10 a.m. with an AirBC Dash-7 flight to Seattle be- fore boarding a Hawaiian L-1011 TriStar. A couple of mai-tais above the clouds, 20 minutes in a taxi and you’re on the beach at Waikiki by 2 p.m. the same day. The arrival time is perfect for beach lovers and those wanting to make midday connections to the other islands. See your travel agent. One thing you won't be seeing this winter on the Vancouver- Hawaii route is Continental Airlines, which has dropped the run because, like Western Airlines beforehand, it wasn’t making any money. According to Doug Me!Intyre of Delta Airlines in Vancouver (which took over Western), the route is a tricky one in that it requires a dedicated aircraft. Wardair doesn't seem to have this problem, but then again it is the market leader to Hawaii with an enviable reputation for fre- quency and service. One difficulty facing Wardair this winter could be getting everybody on board, because the absence of Continental’s DC-10s means a loss of 750 seats a week. In the meantime, General Tours, which puts together packages for travel agents, has chartered a DC-8 from Edmonton-based Points of Call Airlines. The first flight left Vancouver yesterday and it will go every Saturday. However, the DC-8 Series 52 carries just 159 passengers, and as General Tours president Al Ryan says: ‘‘All seats are going to be at a premium. The demand will be as high as usual, but people are going to have to book early. That’s all there is to it.’’ Susan Snider of Fun Sun Tours doesn’t agree. She says there were too many seats chasing too few customers fast winter and this season it should be about right. Hot this winter will be the Big Island, location of the newly opened Hyatt Regency Waikoloa, a $400 million resort billed as the most expensive and spectacular ever. photo Gruce Asato SLEEK CANALBOATS ferry guests through more than a mile of waterways at the 62-acre Hyatt Regency Waikolea on the Big Island of Hawaii. The PR people say ‘‘its unique brand of Polynesian opulence will redefine the phrase ‘fantasy resort’ forever.”’ Which recalls the Mexican taxi driver who dropped me at an ex- pensive hotel in Puerto Vallarta. This, he told me, was a :eligious hotel. Religious? “Si, sénor,’’ he said, “when you see how beautiful the lobby is, you'll say ‘Oh my God!’ And then, when you’re checking out and get your bill, you'll say ‘Jesus Christ!*"’ Hyatt, on the other hand. is not suggesting this is the Notell Motel. And anyone who’s seen the Hyatt Regency Maui will know that the Big Island resort will be an eye- opener. There are 1,244 rooms in three six-storey buildings, 75 per cent of them with views of Waiulua Bay. From the lobby, guests travel to their rooms by canal boats, Swiss-built trams or stroll a mile- long walkway decorated with a $3 million collection of Pacific and Oriental art. Each guest building has a theme, Oriental, Hawaiian uplands and tropical oasis. A four-acre, beach-rimmed lagoon for swimming and snorkell- ing has an area where guests can frolic with dolphins. Wildlife includes tropical birds, parrots, ducks and swans, peacocks, penguins and flamin- goes. A huge pool has waterfalls and slides and a grotto bar. Sports fans can start their day on one of the cight tennis courts or tackle the golf course, a $20 mil- lion layout designed by Weiskopf-Morrish. If your swing is less than perfect there's a ‘‘gold academy" on site. The resort features seven dif- ferent restaurants, just in case you're tempted to go looking for a McDonald’s. And yes, one of them is Japanese. Fantasy, of course, is not for everyone. The Reef Towers in good old Waikiki has an endearing predictability, and we hear that the newly refurbished Aston Kauai Resort is offering ukulele lessons. Hawaii has it all, and most of all it doesn’t have our winter. HASTINGS TRAVEL | YOUR TRAVEL CENTRE WITH “SWISS EFFICIENCY” TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS - WORLDWIDE r FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE Prompt ~ Personalized — Multilingual Service cat: 689-0464 “= 'owner— 744 W. HASTINGS VANCOUVER, B.C. 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