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Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Hawaii most costly U.S. vacation spot
Hawaii is the most expensive place in the nation to take a vacation, according to the American Automobile Association's annual survey. AAA estimated that it costs a family of two adults and two children $443 a day to stay in Hawaii, 63 percent more than the $271 cost in Rhode Island, the second most expensive state.If expense is the only consideration, people might prefer North Dakota, the cheapest vacation state at only $164 a day for the family of four, according to the AAA.
Hotel rooms appear to be the biggest factor pushing Hawaii to the top of the list, with a family lodging cost of $301 a day, nearly double Rhode Island's $157 and four times North Dakota's $76.
Isle vacations used to recruit workers
A Silicon Valley software company is offering trips to Hawaii as bait to attract new employees. Citing a shortage of high-technology talent in the Bay Area, Pixo Inc. in Cupertino, Calif., said those who get hired will spend their first week taking it easy in Hawaii.The company, which develops software applications for wireless telephones, said it will pay full wages and provide air fare and the cost of hotel rooms, rental cars and spending money for all new recruits during their "company orientation" in Hawaii.
It also is running a Hawaii vacation drawing for current employees.
Agreement near at American Air
Fort Worth, Texas -- AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and its flight attendants agreed on 11 non-economic issues in contract talks and are close to resolving seven more, the union said.The two sides have yet to agree on pay, scheduling, health and retirement benefits and job protection for flight attendants in the event of an acquisition or merger, Association of Professional Flight Attendants President John Ward said in a recorded update on the talks.
The accord would cover 22,000 flight attendants.
They rejected a proposed four-year contract last September.