According to a report released by Hospitality Advisors LLC, Oahu is the number one island and sun destination in the World in terms of hotel occupancy rates during the first three quarters of 2012. The study compared island and sun destinations globally, and Oahu clearly held the lead with 85.6 percent occupant through September. Puerto Rico was second with74.5 percent occupancy, followed by the island of Maui with 73.3 percent. Rounding out the top five was Phuket with 71.0 percent occupancy and Bali with 70.5 percent occupancy. Two other Hawaiian Islands made the top 10 with Kauai at number six and the Big Island of Hawaii in tenth place. President and CEO for Hospitality Advisors, Joseph Toy, stated, ”Hawaii’s strong recovery, and in particular the record pace in hotel revenue, have helped strengthen each island’s performance among, the island and sun destinations.”
Vice president of Hilton Hawaii, Jerry Gibson, added, ”The people of Oahu should be very proud to be at the top of this list of world-class destinations. For Oahu, as well as Maui and Kauai, to be among the likes of Bali, Phuket and Puerto Rico is a credit to the hotels and their marketing partners including Hawaii Tourism Authority, Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, and all the island visitors bureaus.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 11-20-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
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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
