Honolulu! Really?

ebookers.com have just posted their Top Ten Best Sellers (Flight + Hotel) for 2010.

There's a noticeable - and perhaps suprising, given the recession - swing from short haul destinations to long-haul. Short-haul accounted for 7/10 top destinations in Dec 2008 and only 3/10 now.

That said, most of the Top Ten for 2010 (* also 2009) are fairly predictable...

• Rome *
• Venice
• Istanbul *
• New York *

Well, I might have expected Paris*, Barcelona, Dublin* or Amsterdam* in there, but these are pretty standard city break cities for us Brits.

• Las Vegas *
• Orlando
• Miami Beach

Always popular & new flights, Mickey Mouse and gateway stopovers for cruising, etc

• Cape Town

Footy

• Dubai *

Everyone loves a bargain.

But, this is the one I can't fathom out...

• Honolulu

It's a long way for us Brits and it's never really been a big seller... so what has suddenly put Honolulu on the map?

Anyone know?