Despite strong community opposition
KAUAI, Hawaii - At the request of the Hanalei to Haena Community Association ( http://www.hhcakauai.org/ ), Pierre ...
launches Hawaii Two Million Visitors Initiative
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state's tourism agency, and the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA), Japan's sanctioned tourism association, signed a Memorandum of ...
Improvements seen around the country
Hawaii US Senator Daniel K.
International Council of Tourism Partners pleased to welcome home state as destination member
HALEIWA, Hawaii, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles – The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) is pleased to announce the Hawaii State Senate has joined the alliance as a ...
Hawaiian airlines tickets worldwide sold by HiTA ambassador
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hawaii's leading airline today became a tourism ambassador and joined the initiative by the Hawaii Tourism Association (HiTA) to attract new developing markets to the state to ...
Growing and expanding tourism’s reach
HONOLULU, Hawaii (eTN) - Tourism has long been and continues to be the main pillar of Hawaii’s economy.
Identifies tourism as catalyst to stimulate economy and job growth
HONOLULU, Hawaii – In the latest in a
Clearing the path for Chinese tourists
HONOLULU, Hawaii – In 2010, more than 54 million Chinese citizens traveled abroad.
Hawaii leading the pack in late December car rental rates
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Travelers who are yearning to be home for the Christmas holiday in the Aloha State better make sure they have some extra cash handy.
Hawaii looks at Saudi tourists
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Hawaii Tourism Association (HiTA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Muhammad Imran Hassan as their tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia. Mr.
New routes servicing Brisbane and Melbourne to Honolulu
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) is extremely pleased to welcome Air Australia to the US market through its two new routes servicing Brisbane and Melbourne to Honolulu.
Editorial Commentary
By Chris Whitesides
HONOLULU, Hawaii (eTN) - ETN reader, Chris Whitesides, a resident of Hawaii for 30 years, was watching a program on the History Channel last night and was so offended by an ad he saw endorsing ...
Insight into Hawaii's tourism
By Stephen K. Craven
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Tourism is Hawaii’s #1 export industry, so it has to be conscious of where its customers hail from.
Direct flights to Hawaii
By Stephen K. Craven
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Is it just me, but have you ever let the lack of a direct flight stop you from going where you want to go? I didn’t think so.
APEC Conference and the outcome for the Hawaii tourism industry
By Dr. Peter E. Tarlow, special to eTN
Honolulu hotels and resorts were sold out during the recent APEC conference. Room rates were up, but of course expected.
Anticipated increases in airlift from key markets
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Despite the decline in visitor arrivals for August, total arrivals and spending for all of 2011 to date remains up over 2010 with a 14.1 percent increase in overall spending and ...
singapore and hawaii tourism linked by ambassadors
The Hawaii Tourism Ambassador program launched today with the appointment of Patrick Wong of World Express Pte Ltd. as the Hawaii Tourism Association (HiTA) Singapore ambassador.
Tourists Staying Longer and Spending More
HONOLULU, Hawai'i - Hawai'i's tourism economy continues to fare well despite global economic uncertainty, with an increase in arrivals and visitors who are staying longer and spending more than ...
Flight Ushers In Regular Schedule
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA) welcomed the first regularly-scheduled direct flight from China to Hawai'i today.
Hawaii Events
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Locals and visitors can now find timely information on events sponsored by the Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA) at their fingertips.
Hawaii Tourism Association suggests a new and different response for the homeless problem in the State
By Linda Hohnholz, eTN
Just this past Saturday night, I walked along Kalakaua Avenue close to the Hyatt Regency, and came across a young man sleeping on the sidewalk on his mattress made of cardboard, with a sign: ...
Speak Out About Aloha State Experiences
HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Hawaii Tourism Association (HiTA) today opened the floor to anyone wanting to comment, praise, or criticize Hawaii’s tourism industry.
Tourism Arrivals And Spending On The Upswing
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Despite the anticipated drop in Japan arrivals in March due to the earthquake and tsunami, overall total spending by visitors who came to Hawai'i in the first quarter of 2011 ...
Outrigger's Chairman Urges Action
By Richard R. Kelley, Chairman, Outrigger Enterprises, special to eTN
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Earlier this week I sent the following letter to Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation and Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie.
Aloha State Tourism Update On Post Japan Earthquake And Tsunami
As Japan continues to literally dig out from under the effects of the massive March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, Hawaii is closely monitoring the impact this is having on its visitor ...
Tourism Fallout
By Staff Writer
HONOLULU, Hawaii - Hawaii’s Governor Neil Abercrombie stated recently that the loss from the expected downfall in tourism from Japan will be tens of millions of dollars.
ITB Berlin
By Staff Writer
The largest travel exhibition in the world, ITB Berlin, opened today in Germany with a total of 11,163 exhibiting companies and organizations from 188 countries presenting their products and the ...
Tourism Marketing Briefing
By Stephen K. Craven
I attended the spring market briefing by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA). Here are some quick hits on things that were presented by HTA (in no particular order):
International Tourism
By Dr. Jerome Agrusa
Tourism is the most economically important industry to the United States’ only island state, Hawaii.
Travel Destinations
Prices in the greater Honolulu area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.9 percent in the second half of 2010, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
