Showing posts with label barefoot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label barefoot. Show all posts

Friday, May 16, 2008

If you're looking for tours and activities in Hawaii you've come to the right place.

We've been booking Hawaii tours and activities for over 30 years and our Hawaii tour and activity selection is the largest you will find in the state of Hawaii.

Tom Barefoot started this company back in 1975, selling Hawaii tours and activities from a small booth on Front Street in Lahaina, Maui. As time passed the number of Hawaii tours and activities that he booked also grew. Originally his efforts were localized to simply the island of Maui selling only Maui tours and activities but over time grew to include selling Hawaii tours and activities over the entire state.

As Tom's business grew his staff selling Hawaii tours and activities also grew as well. At first Tom Barefoot's Tours consisted exclusively of Tom himself selling Hawaii tours and activities from his modest Front Street booth. Today, you can see by the employee photos on this page that the company has expanded greatly.

Over the years, hundreds of thousands of clients have used Tom Barefoot's Tours to book their Hawaii tours and activities and Tom Barefoot's Tours has been recommended by "word of mouth" and by numerous publications including:

  • Frommer's Travel Guides
  • Fodors Travel Guides
  • Complete Idiot's Travel Guides
  • Hawaii for Dummies Travel Guides
  • Best of Hawaii Travel Guides
  • Rough Travel Guides
  • Lonely Planet Hawaii Travel Guides
  • Moon Handbooks Hawaii Travel Guides
For more information about why people choose Tom Barefoot's Tours, please visit: http://www.tombarefoot.com

Monday, May 12, 2008

Customer Testimonials - Part 2

Here are some of the customer testimonials we have received.

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Steve and everyone at Tom's:

I have dealt with your company for many years now and no matter what island I visit, which I do at least once a year, you have always assisted me in the seeing and doing the very best sites on the islands. I cannot thank you enough for your assistance and knowledge. I know that you are always the first one I call when I get ready for another visit to the Islands.

Mahalo and Aloha,

Shirley Pearson

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Hello,

My first visit to Maui on 10/2007 was FANTASTIC! An all girls trip w/my 2 best friends & sister & boy, what a memorable trip that was! The highlight -snorkeling @ Molokini. Unfortunately, my sister got sick our 2nd day into our vacation & couldn't go, but the 3 of us will NEVER forget how much fun we had! I raved SO much about my snorkeling trip that my sister wants to return to Maui this coming April so she can experience the warm, friendly, funny staff you guys offered. It's a "re-do" of Maui for my sister & I'm tagging along =).

Thanks for a memorable trip & for taking MY fear of swimming in the water, let alone, the Pacific Ocean! Can't wait to go again this April!

Aloha!

Dianne

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Tom and Leslie,

Thank you so much for all you did for our family to make our trip and stay on Oahu even more memorable!! Through your services we booked the Paradise Cove Luau, Navatek Whale Watching, Hawaiian Parasailing, Star of Honolulu Dinner Cruise and a Pearl Harbor tour. Each event was incredible and we say one big MAHALO!! Thank you for your great customer service and to Leslie a BIG thank you from Illinois!! Oahu was incredible and such a great trip, thanks to you!!

We'll be back!!

Kay & Steve Hilligoss Family

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Tom,

Last week my family was in Maui and booked a snorkeling tour on Navatek through you. We were delighted with the tour and the service we received from your office.

Thanks, we will send our friends to you.

Dean Flanders

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Dale,

Good morning. I have "been gonna" write to you for several weeks now and I haven't done it, so here I am. I can not begin to thank you for all of your help and assistance in setting up all the activities for our family when we came to Maui in June. Everything you set up went smoothly and everyone had such a wonderful time. With 14 of us going it could have been a disaster had things not been handled correctly. We all appreciate everything you did. It was especially nice that I could relax and enjoy myself too because I didn't have to worry about all the reservations not being handled correctly. It was wonderful.

We will definitely pass along your name and company to anyone we hear of that is going to Hawaii. Take care and I wish you all the best.

Thanks again.

Sheryl A. McKissick

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To read more testimonials about Tom Barefoot's Tours, please visit: http://www.tombarefoot.com/main/testimonial.html

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

From an Umbrella on Front Street to Hawaii's Best and Most Trusted Tours and Activities Company

Since 1975, Tom Barefoot's Tours has provided the best discount tours and activities on the Big Island of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. At first, we were a one-man operation providing information about the various tours and activities available on the island of Maui.

In those days, we were located at the corner of Front and Hotel Streets next to the picturesque Pioneer Inn in downtown Lahaina. The base of operation was a booth, not unlike a neighborhood "lemonade stand" handcrafted by the founder.

From this modest pulpit, we perfected our craft and have grown to help travelers from far and wide discover the splendor of the Hawaiian islands. Today, Tom Barefoot's Tours' headquarters is located in Kahului, Maui at 250 Alamaha Street.

For more information about Tom Barefoot's Tours, please visit: http://www.tombarefoot.com/barefoot_store/store.html

Monday, May 5, 2008

Why People Choose Tom Barefoot's Tours

  • Price - Our "Low Price Guarantee" available on any tours or activities on the Big Island of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai, as well as Lanai and Molokai.
  • Ease of Use - We will either email your tickets directly to you or have them waiting for you at your tour or activity, you do not need to come to our store to pick up your tickets.
  • Reliability - Since 1975, Tom Barefoot's Tours has provided the best tours and activities on the Big Island of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai, as well as Lanai and Molokai, at discounted rates.
  • Selection - The Tom Barefoot's Tours web site is the most comprehensive tour and activity website in the State of Hawaii consisting of thousands of pages of information, photos, audio narratives, discounted pricing and much more.
  • Credibility - Tom Barefoot's Tours is recommended by Frommer's Travel Guides, Fodors Travel Guides, Complete Idiot's Travel Guides, Hawaii For Dummies Travel Guides, Best of Hawaii Travel Guides, Rough Travel Guides, Lonely Planet Hawaii Travel Guides, Moon Handbooks Hawaii Travel Guides and many more.
  • Security - Tom Barefoot's Tours is committed to providing a safe and secure on-line shopping experience. We offer three methods to order Hawaiian tours and activities: On-line Activity Cart, Toll-Free Phone Number, or visit our Showroom on Maui.
  • Experience - Most of the staff at Tom Barefoot's Tours have been with us for many years and in fact some have been working with us for over 20 years.
  • Quality - The staff at Tom Barefoot's Tours is highly trained, professional, courteous and helpful. When you call or place an order, you make contact with your own personal tour and activity consultant.

    Mahalo,

    Tom Barefoot

For more information about why people choose Tom Barefoot's Tours, please visit: http://www.tombarefoot.com

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Tom Barefoot's Audios with Barry Flanagan's Music

Barry Flanagan, founder of “Hapa” has been our friend on the islands for over twenty-five years and he has allowed us to use his recordings as a back-drop to all the audio narratives you will find at http://www.tombarefoot.com/toms_audios.html.

Our thanks go out to Barry and to the members of Hapa!

Do yourself a favor and please visit Hapa’s website at www.hapa.com

You will be able to view and purchase their albums, see their upcoming scheduled events and learn much more about this truly Hawaiian treasure.

The New York Times recently stated that “Hapa is the most successful Hawaiian music group in recent history".

The Honolulu Advertiser’s Senior Entertainment writer, Wayne Harada wrote: “Hapa’s Maui is majestic, the music and packaging are aurally and visually stunning, reflecting a link to the past while soaring mightily into the future”.

Below are quick links to all of the interesting and informative audios on this website. Listen to Tom Barefoot!

Monday, April 28, 2008

Tom Barefoot's Tours - Low Price Guarantee

Tom Barefoot’s Tours will extend to you our “Low Price Guarantee”!

If you find a better price on any tour or activity than we have on our website, we will sell you that tour or activity for less.

These are the conditions of our “Low Price Guarantee” policy:

  • Tom Barefoot's Tours Low Price GuaranteeYou will be asked to direct us to the website page, magazine or printed copy where you found the lower pricing.
  • Price cannot be affiliated with Time Share.
  • Price cannot be associated with any discount club or discount card.
  • Price offered by a competitor cannot be a loss-leader that is actually below our cost or the cost of our competitor. In the rare instance that this is the case we will inform you that we will not match the price.
  • Price will be compared to the total price you pay including taxes and all other costs.
  • Once we issue the ticket the price we charge is final.
  • A relatively few number of companies will not allow their tours and activities to be discounted under any circumstances and we are contractually obligated to sell them at full price.

Just give us a call toll-free at 1-800-621-3601 or contact us via our Low Price Guarantee form and we will give you your “best price” today!

Here are the advantages you receive for using our “Low Price Guarantee” policy:

Not only will you receive the lowest prices possible from Tom Barefoot's Tours, but you will have the added advantage of booking all your tours with one company. Rather than booking “one tour here and one tour there” you will have everything booked in one place. You make only one payment and if problems come up with weather or re-scheduling you have only one phone call to make and we will make all the adjustments. Take advantage of our thirty-plus years of experience in the business to provide you with the best possible service available during your Hawaiian vacation.

Aloha,

Tom and Jake Barefoot

For more information about Tom Barefoot's Tours - Low Price Guarantee, please visit: http://www.tombarefoot.com/low_price_guarantee.html

Monday, April 21, 2008

Who is Tom Barefoot?

My name is Tom Barefoot (yes that’s my real name). I came to Hawaii in 1973 from San Diego California at the age of 24.

Within a year and a half of my arrival in the islands I began Tom Barefoot’s Tours, selling tours and activities in Hawaii and have been operational ever since. Over the years my company has grown from a one-man operation to a network of many tour and activity specialists.

My son Jake came into the business as the Director of Human Resources, after his graduation with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Certificate in Management of Human Resources from Southern Oregon University in June of 2007

I live in Olinda Maui, on a retreat property with the love of my life, Doreena Larisch. We operate an aromatherapy farm and spa dedicated to the education of the use of essential oils in creating well being and promoting healing and overall health.

For more information about Tom Barefoot's Tours, please visit: http://www.tombarefoot.com