China International Travel Service (CITS) is the largest travel company in their country. CITS has just announced that they have created a new partnership with Hawaiian Airlines and Hilton Hawaii to provide a new tour package to the islands that is expected to bring thousands of additional visitors to the state. Hilton Hawaii’s area vice president, Jerry Gibson, was excited about the new turn of events stated, “With the increase in numbers from China that we have seen so far, there is huge potential for exponential growth in the coming years in both transient and group business.”
According to the Hawaii Tourism Authority a total of 81,738 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands from China in 2011. However, according to their projections, the HTA believes that number will increase by 39.7 percent in 2012. Vice president for the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s brand management, David Uchiyama, stated, “The per-person, per-day spend of $396 is the highest of any market that we have.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-2-2012, 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
