Aston Kauai Beach at Makaiwa Changes Hands
DALLAS - Behringer Harvard announced today its acquisition of Aston Kauai Beach at Makaiwa, a 311-room hotel situated on a 10.4-acre oceanfront site on the eastern side of the island of Kauai, the ...
Hawaiian Hospitality Group Sees Major Revenue Opportunity
HALEIWA, Hawaii - Hawaiian Hospitality Group, Inc., a growing provider of sustainable land use solutions and event services, is pursuing a significant opportunity to increase revenue by providing ...
US Commerce Secretary Names restaurateur to board
Hawaii restaurateur Roy Yamaguchi has been named to the board of directors of the Corporation for Travel Promotion.
Alaska Airlines
SEATTLE - Alaska Airlines today launched a "Hawaii Now" fare sale, featuring low fares to Hawaii's most popular vacation destinations from several West Coast cities, including Anchorage, Alaska, ...
Hawaii Tourism
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Tourism Authority reports the state hosted 13.6 percent more visitors in June than it did in the same month last year.
Hawaii
When tourists arrive in Hawaii, they're greeted with flowery necklaces and cries of "Aloha!" But when those people turn out to be down-and-outs, the warm island welcome swiftly disappears.
Resort To Open On Oahu Next Year
KO 'OLINA, HI - "Aulani [a Disney Resort & Spa at Ko 'Olina, Hawaii] will represent a new way for every member of the family to enjoy a vacation in Hawaii," said Djuan Rivers, vice president ...
Thompson Airways ponders new destinations
The UK’s leading travel company today predicted popular future destinations for British travellers.
Tourist Robbed In Waikiki
HONOLULU - Honolulu police are looking for two men who robbed and assaulted a 36-year-old Japanese tourist.
The assault happened Friday afternoon in central Waikiki at Kuhio and Seaside ...
Hawaii In 3-D
By HERBERT A. SAMPLE
A new website backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar says it will offer potential visitors to Hawaii the ability to view hotels, shops and tourist attractions in three dimensions and from different ...
Hawaii Hotel Industry Improves
HONOLULU - A local travel industry consulting firm says Hawaii's hotel industry continues on the path to recovery.
Hawaii to Tokyo
By Nelson Alcantara
(eTN) - The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has given its final approval to Hawaiian Airlines’ application to offer nonstop daily service between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and ...
New Flights To Beach Destinations
TOKYO, Japan - Delta Air Lines announced today its plans to build on its flights from Japan to two popular island destinations - Honolulu and Palau.
Alaska Airlines To Launch New Hawaii Flights
SEATTLE - Alaska Airlines will inaugurate service between San Jose, Calif., and Lihue, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, on March 27, 2011, and between Oakland, Calif., and Lihue beginning March ...
Tourist Attractions
(eTN) - One of Hawaii’s favorite tourist destinations, Sea Life Park Hawaii, has had a delivery from the stork in the shape of a baby dolphin and is inviting the public to join in the ...
Promoting Hawaii tourism in Asia
HONOLULU - Gov. Linda Lingle will work on opening Chinese markets to Hawaii-produced goods and promote Hawaii tourism to Japanese travelers during a two-week trip to Asia scheduled to begin ...
A Look At The Hawaii Tourism Association Budget
By Stephen Craven
There seems to be a mismatach regarding where Hawaii’s tourism marketing money is going.
Strengthening Ties Between Hawaii And China
By eTN Staff Writer
During April 15-20, 2010, invited by News.cn and United PR Consulting Co., Ltd., Joann Erban, vice president of Roberts Hawaii; Glenn P.
New Addition To Aqua Hotels Inventory
WAIKIKI BEACH, Hawaii – Aqua Hotels & Resorts (www.aquaresorts.com ), a full-service Hawaii ...
Hawaii
By Mary Vorsino
The number of Mainland and foreign couples coming to the Islands to tie the knot continues to plummet from a high in 2005, and industry experts aren't optimistic the figures will improve this ...
Maui Saves The Day For Hawaii
By Alan Yonan Jr.
A jump in the number of visitors traveling to Maui in February helped offset declines on the other major islands, the Hawai'i Tourism Authority reported yesterday.
Hawaii
By eTN Staff Writer
Incentive travel was strong in Hawaii in February 2010, up 30.3 percent from last year.
Incentive Travel & Conventions Meetings China
HONOLULU – With the goal of capitalizing on China’s growth in business travel, a team of Hawaii sales professionals will be in Shanghai, April 7-9, to sell the state’s meetings industry at ...
Capturing The Elusive Whale Photo
By eTN Staff Writer
MAALAEA, Maui, HI – Every day during whale season, photographers of all levels of experience line up along the decks of Maui whalewatch cruises, hoping to catch that elusive perfect whale photo; ...
Hawaii Tourism Recovery
By Chad Blair
Hawaii tourism officials and their marketing contractors expressed cautious optimism Wednesday that a steady recovery of the state’s visitor industry is under way.
More Flights To Oahu And Maui
By eTN Staff Writer
Continental Airlines will begin new flights this Sunday, March 7, from Los Angeles and Orange County to Maui and a flight between Orange County and Honolulu.
Hawaii
By Mindy Pennybacker
At just before 11 a.m., when the monster tsunami was predicted to hit Hawaiian shorelines, we left our house on foot, joining dozens of other rather unrushed walkers on a hot still day walking ...
No Gambling For Hawaii
HONOLULU — Lawmakers in Hawaii have decided not to allow gambling on the isles.
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism says it continues to expect a gradual recovery in Hawaii's economy beginning this year.
Hawaii Hotel Industry
HONOLULU — A new report says hotels in Hawaii lost US$741 million last year, $1.1 billion since the tourism slump began in 2008.