Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
In case you didn't notice other hotels in Hawaii are similarly priced. It's due to limited travel options and cheap flights to Hawaii
Primarily demand side, because the properties are for the most part not selling out. Rather, they're taking advantage of inelastic demand by jacking up the room rates to crazy-expensive. They'd rather have rooms go empty than discount through retail channels. It's an excellent scenario for high-value award redemptions.