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National Geographic's People and Places feature provides a short overview of the destination and include a Features section with related articles, photos, and videos, depending on the destination.

Travel + Leisure Magazine's guide to the greatest hotels worldwide as selected by its team of reporters and editors.

Top 25 Hotels in Hawaii.

Weatherbase provides historical weather information such as "average number of day above 90," "average number of days with thunderstorms," and other similar types of data.

Department of Transportation websites often provide information on road construction and other traffic related information.

Official state websites often have a Visiting section that provides travel information such as festivals, state parks, popular destinations, and travel conditions.

Tourism websites often list lodging, attractions, restaurants, and events information. The sites may also contain scenic byways and maps.

Frommer's Forums for US are divided into states, and all the messages relating to a state are presented in a list that makes it easy to browse through the topics.

Frommer's has put a substantial amount of content online, making Frommers.com a good resource for travel planning. The site is easy to navigate since all the destinations are organized by similar topics such as "Getting There," "Restaurants," and "Suggested Itineraries."

Gayot's Restaurant Guides provide detailed restaurant reviews and rate restaurants on a scale of 1 to 20. For many cities, Gayot also provides Best of lists, such as Best Seafood, Best Romantic Restaurants, Best Heart-Healthy, ... etc.

Virtual Tourist has user reviews on topics such as Hotels, Things To Do, Restaurants, Local Customs, Nightlife, Off the Beaten Path, Tourist Traps, Transportation, ... etc.

Review site with hotel reviews and candid photos posted by users.

In addition to standard listings on attractions, restaurants, and lodging, Fodors.com has a section called "Features" that are specific to the destination. For example, the Features section for Paris has articles titled "Cheese Primer," "Bistro to Brasserie," "Pampering Spas," . . . etc.

From Travel + Leisure Family
Published October 2003
Where do locals go to escape the Waikiki crush? Just over the mountain to the hang-loose town of Kailua, where bare feet rule and the beach sand couldn't be finer....click for full article

From website: Known as General Lyman Field prior to 1989, Hilo International Airport occupies 1,391 acres about two miles east of Hilo, on the eastern shore of the island of Hawaii.

From website: Kona International Airport at Keahole occupies 3,450 acres of land about seven miles northwest of Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii.

From website: Lihue Airport occupies 872 acres about 1.5 miles east of Lihue, on the southeast coast of the island of Kauai.

From website: Kahului Airport is located on the northern edge of the land bridge between Haleakala and the West Maui Mountain Range on the island of Maui. The airport occupies 1,391 acres of land and is located three miles east of the town of Kahului.

From Travel + Leisure Family
Published October 2000
On Maui, bliss comes naturally: the coastline is stunning, the water warm, the breeze cooling, and the sand thick and velvety. Resorts put necessities -- such as pools with faux-stone tunnels and slides -- at arm's reach. The food and drink, fruity and decorated with umbrellas, appeal to kids. Not to mention those abundant beaches, rain-forest waterfalls, and a glorious 10,000-foot volcano. For nonstop fun -- and ease -- look no further....click for full article