Jetstar Airways has announced that they will be adding a new route from Melbourne, Australia to Honolulu starting in December 2012. According to the press release, there will be two flights per week initially, though this should expand to three flights per week in March 2013. The Hawaii Tourism Authority believes that this route will help to generate $59.1 million in annual visitor spending and $6.4 million in tax revenue. President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Mike McCartney, stated, “The timing of this flight coincides with Australia’s summer holiday season, which will help to further increase visitor arrivals and generate incremental spending and tax revenues for our state.”
For 2011, visitor arrivals from Australia hit a record 189,246, up 32.3 percent from 143,096 in 2010.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-3-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
