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.
Monday’s world premiere of the blockbuster movie “Pearl Harbor” was, without a doubt, one of the most spectacular evenings Hawaii has seen. Disney’s and Hollywood’s reputation for staging spectacular events is well deserved. Picture this: Celebrities — including the movie’s … Read More.
On Saturday, May 19, over 12,700 walkers hit the streets on four islands (Big Island, Kauai, Maui and Oahu) and collected $812,000 for Hawaii charities in this year’s Visitor Industry Charity Walk. Of the amount raised, I’m happy to report … Read More.
This week’s highly successful, star-studded world premiere of the movie “Pearl Harbor” onboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, docked a few hundred yards away from the Arizona Memorial, brings a special meaning to Memorial Day 2001. With Hawaii … Read More.
SOS Las Vegas (SOS LV) made an impressive debut before a packed house at the Outrigger Waikiki Main Showroom on May 8. The standing-room-only crowd gave the “new kids on the rock” a well-deserved standing ovation.SOS LV displayed youthful energy, … Read More.
The Outrigger Waikoloa Beach’s (OWB) food drive, to benefit the Hawaii Island Food Bank, recently wrapped-up, and it was a whopping success! Coordinated by OWB’s Finance department, we collected 705 pounds of food items, 604 pounds of non-food items and … Read More.
I am pleased to join Human Resources in welcoming Vanora Calcagno as the new Front Office Manager of the Outrigger Cairns Resort. A Cairns resident for 17 years, Vanora joins us from The Radisson Hotel Cairns where she has worked … Read More.
The cultural resurgence in the Republic of the Marshall Islands continued recently with the Fifth Annual Outrigger Marshall Islands Cup Race. The Cup, launched and sponsored by Outrigger Marshall Islands Resort, involves racing the traditional Marshallese korkor, or one-man sailing … Read More.
Outrigger Hotels & Resorts recognizes the following employees who celebrated benchmark years of service in the 1st Quarter 2001. Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!45 Years of ServiceEugene Leong – Bell,Gene started his career with Outrigger Hotels in 1956 at the Outrigger … Read More.
In resort areas around the world, visitors arrive, stay in beautiful hotels and go back home. Few remain long enough to fully appreciate local quality-of-life issues such as cost of living, schools, local taxes, job opportunities, energy costs, housing, transportation … Read More.
Since October, the Outrigger Reef on the Beach (ORF) has been celebrating its very own rendition of Aloha Friday. With the creative mana’o (thoughts) of Sybil Shrinski, Matt Sproat and Geoff Graf, what started as just an “idea,” has developed … Read More.
