According to a prediction issued by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, approximately 8.75 million visitors will come to the Hawaiian islands in 2014. The goal of the HTA would be to increase spending in 2014 to $16.1 billion, or 5.1 percent more than in 2013. Vice President of Brand Management for the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Dacid Uchiyama, stated, “We’ll continue to grow in 2014 but at a slightly slower pace." As a point of comparison, in 2012 a total of 7.99 million visitors spend $14.3 billion in Hawaii. In 2013, the goal would be to have 8.48 million visitors spend $16.1 billion.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-23-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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