| During May and June, the term: 'staycation' was set | | | | dormant and active volcanoes. The most populous |
| to be the buzzword that defined the 2009 summer | | | | island, Oahu, is home to state capital Honolulu with |
| for UK holidaymakers. However, with the recent spell | | | | nearby access to Waikiki and Hanauma Bay. For |
| of wet weather and the arrival of the school | | | | somewhere a little more peaceful, Oahu also boasts |
| holidays, the demand for last-minute or cheap sun | | | | the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park located |
| holidays has returned - and the popular holiday | | | | amongst the green Ko'olau Mountains. |
| destination that are the Hawaiian Islands is climbing | | | | Due to its impressive growth in popularity, it has |
| the popularity rankings fast. But the area may soon | | | | recently been reported by the Daily Mail et al. that |
| be considered a top destination for very different | | | | the next step in the development of Hawaii's tourism |
| reasons. | | | | industry will be the construction of a spaceport. The |
| In a report at timesonline.co.uk with data from | | | | aim is for the state to earmark $500,000 funding to |
| Expedia, searches for holidays in Hawaii are up by 90 | | | | make it one of the first places in the world that is |
| percent compared to last year - an increase beaten | | | | accessible via space travel. |
| only by Croatia and Costa Dorada in Spain. With the | | | | The intention is for the build to coincide with a similar |
| arrival of some grim weather across the British Isles, | | | | construction in Japan, for instance, meaning that |
| families who had put off plans to travel abroad are | | | | travel between the two places will clock in at just 45 |
| quickly changing their mind - and hoping to snap-up | | | | minutes. At a cost of around $200,000 per person, |
| any remaining competitive cheap deals. | | | | the price would include pre-flight training, a week-long |
| Hawaii is a US state made up of hundreds of small | | | | stay in Hawaii, concluding with a rocket launch to |
| isles and eight main islands located in the Pacific | | | | 40,000 feet and acceleration to more than 3,000 |
| Ocean, south west of the Californian coast. The last | | | | miles per hour before a return to earth. If the plans |
| few years have seen a major influx of tourists to | | | | go through, Hawaii will be the eighth state in the US |
| the islands, drawn to the breathtaking landscape | | | | to be granted a spaceport license. |
| featuring black and golden beaches, as well as | | | | |