The Hawaii Tourism Authority still expects a record number of visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in 2014, but has lowered their estimates slightly after it became evident that the Japanese tourism market is not performing as strongly as anticipated. The HTA now predicts that there there will be approximately 8.753 million new arrivals in 2014, or a 3.2 percent increase from 2013's goal. The hope is to increase visitor spending to $16.1 billion, or a 5.1 percent increase above 2013's goal.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-16-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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