According to a report released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, visitor spending for the month of June 2012 increased by 20.4 percent from a year prior to $1.2 billion. This increase meant that during the first six months of 2012, visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $7.1 billion, or an increase of 21.4 percent as compared to the first half of 2011. Visitor arrivals have also rose during the first half of the year by 10.2 percent or a total of 3,932,266 visitors.
President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Mike McCartney, stated, “Hawaii’s tourism economy is on pace (for) a record-breaking year in 2012 with double-digit increases in visitor arrivals and expenditures through June. McCartney noted that visitor arrivals should continue to increase during the second half of the year due to increased air service by Allegiant Travel, Asiana Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and international charter flights.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 7-27-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
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