Hawaiian Airlines has just launched its first nonstop flight to Brisbane, Australia, and will be offering this route three times per week. Brisbane is Australia’s third largest city with a population of 2 million people. According to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, this new service will add 41,148 new air seats to the Hawaii market per year and will provide $79 million in visitor spending and $8.6 million in tax revenue for the state. Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, Brain Schatz, stated, “This is tremendous news for our Asia-Pacific strategy. It’s a bold step on the part of Hawaiian Airlines, and it demonstrates their confidence in the potential that Australia holds for the Hawaii tourism market.”
The Hawaii Tourism Authority predicts that in 2012 a total of 240,000 Australian visitors would have come to Hawaii. Deputy consul general and consul for the Australian Consulate-General, John Leonardi, stated, ”The friendliness, weather and the climate reminds them a lot of some of the tropical parts of Australia. I’m sure being part of the United States and being a relatively safe destination is also part of (why they come to Hawaii). Obviously, the Hawaiian brand is well known throughout the world and, obviously, in Australia.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 11-28-2012, 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
