Passengers must be returning to Hawai'i. Travel has to be made leaving Hawai'i between Dec. 1 and Christmas and returning to Hawai'i between Dec. 30 and Jan. 4. Chang said that for those last-minute travelers, fares are still in the higher range, but lower than what people paid in the beginning of the year. College students also don't tend to get the frequent flyer perks that many business travelers enjoy. Despite infrequent flyers making up a large portion of the flying population, most hotel and rental car companies and airlines are focusing on serving only the remaining 10 percent of the population, which are the frequent flyers.
Enterprise has some advice for college students as they travel home for the holidays.
The following tips have been compiled from hundreds of newly christened travelers. When booking an airline flight reservation, ask for an electronic ticket and not a printed ticket. If your flight is canceled and you have to spend the night, make the airline foot the hotel bill. The airlines don't always offer, but most are obligated to do this. You don't want to spend the night in the airport.