According to a report released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, visitor spending increased 16.9 percent in March 2012, as compared to the same period a year ago. Visitor arrivals also had increased to 12.9 percent as compared to March 2011. This equated to 714,973 visitors spending $1.17 billion in the State of Hawaii. General Manager of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort and Spa, Jerry Gibson, stated, “We’re really very optimistic. Our domestic business is doing rather well, and we think that it’s going to hold. We are forecasting a particularly strong June, July and August.”
Specifically, arrivals the U.S. West market increased by 11.4 percent, while the U.S. East market only saw an increase of arrivals by 2.2 percent. Internationally, arrivals from Japan increased by 27 percent and arrivals from Canada increased by 6.6 percent.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-27-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
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