You'll find insight and observations about travel, tourism and all things Outrigger
at this Saturday Briefing, featuring
Chairman Emeritus Richard Kelley's
weekly blog, plus the latest news, happenings, photos, guest
stories and updates on the special 'ohana that is
Outrigger® Hotels and Resorts.
Another Charity Walk is behind us, and once again, the Outrigger ‘ohana banded together to make our participation in this year’s walk a real success. We’re still tallying a few last-minute donations, but it looks like the amount collected state-wide … Read More.
RIMPAC 2000, a biennial Maritime exercise involving six Pacific nations and the United Kingdom, will take place in the waters off Hawaii commencing this weekend through July 6. This is the 17th in a series of RIM of the Pacific … Read More.
The world market for Travel & Tourism is constantly changing. In the Sixties and Seventies, Hawaii had a near-monopoly as a unique, quality resort destination. We no longer have that “edge” due in part to the growth of competing destinations … Read More.
On May 16, the Outrigger ‘ohana gathered to bid aloha to Chong Ae Kye who retired after 14 years of dedicated service. Barry Wallace, Tom Burke, Bitsy Kelley, Mick Minicola and Daryl Akiyoshi expressed their appreciation on behalf of Outrigger … Read More.
As the official hotel sponsor of Sesame Street Live’s “Big Bird’s Sunny Day Camp Out,” Outrigger was delighted to have had cast members call the Outrigger Reef on the Beach their “home” during their performances at the Blaisdell Center. Children … Read More.
We’re celebrating Father’s Day with the Big Kahuna Sweepstakes sponsored by Outrigger Hotels & Resorts and Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays. What is Big Kahuna Weekend? On June 17 and 18, Fox Family Channel will honor the Big Kahuna of the house … Read More.
Last week, Dorsey Brady and members of the OGM familia (family) attended the Guam Visitors Bureau’s Excellence in Tourism Awards banquet, an annual event held to recognize and honor outstanding employees, projects and promotions of the tourism industry.The Outrigger Guam … Read More.
This week, an outpouring of friends and customers gathered to say aloha and thank you to Norma Nishimoto, the gracious lady who has barbered at the Edgewater Hotel since the property first opened in 1951. Norma is close to 86 … Read More.
Dr. Kelley is out of town. His column will return on May 20.“Doom and gloom” prognosticators have often warned that, if we were not careful, Waikiki could turn into Miami Beach_as if this was the worst thing in the world … Read More.
Please join Human Resources and me in welcoming Nannette Akau to Outrigger Hotels & Resorts. Nannetteis our new Regional Director of Sales in charge of wholesale accounts in the United States and Europe. She replaces Stan Fujioka who recently left … Read More.
