According to a report released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, there was a 1.9 percent increase in the number of arrivals and a 0.3 percent increase in spending for the month of June 2014. For the first six months of the year, arrivals were just 0.1 percent less than the same period in 2013, and visitor spending increased by 2.5 percent. Mike McCartney, the president and CEO of the HTA stated, "Hawaii's tourism economy continues to fare well and is on pace with last year's record-breaking year in spending and arrivals."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-5-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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