Top 10 International Markets
By Steve Craven
Where are Hawaii's international visitors coming from?
First Hawaiian Air Airbus Jet Arrives
Hawaiian Airlines yesterday took delivery of the first of 27 long-range Airbus A330-200 jets it plans to acquire over the next decade.
Hawaii Tourism Association is urging Governor Lingle to veto the new Hawaii Sunshine Law
The Hawaii Tourism Association (HiTA) is asking why the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) wants to hide details of the 88 millions dollars they are spending in promotions.
Dream Vacation
By eTN Staff Writer
TravelAge West magazine recently presented the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau with three WAVE Awards (Western Agents’ Vote of Excellence) in the following categories:
Hawaii Tourism Authority Releases March Arrival And Spending Numbers
Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawaii by air in March 2010 rose 12.7 percent from the same month last year to US$874.2 million, boosted by increased arrivals and higher daily visitor ...
IONA CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATRE
Honolulu, HI – When the four elements of earth, air, water, and fire are combined, they create AKASHA, the Sanskrit word for ether and also the inspiration for IONA Contemporary Dance ...
New Addition To Aqua Hotels Inventory
WAIKIKI BEACH, Hawaii – Aqua Hotels & Resorts (www.aquaresorts.com ), a full-service Hawaii ...
2010 Pele Advertising Competition
HONOLULU, HI - The Hawaii Advertising Federation held its annual Pele Awards, honoring the year's best creative work in advertising, marketing, and design produced in the state of Hawaii.
Narita Kona Air Route To Be Discussed
HONOLULU, HI — The
Hawaii Travel
The Hawaii Tourism Association announced their first and next generation global membership program.
Exporting Travel
By Stephen Craven
People mostly think of exports as things that are packed in a 40′ container and sent out by ship.
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 ...
The Need To Tap Into New Tourism Markets
I attended the Hawaii Tourism Association’s (HTA) Spring Marketing Update yesterday to get a feel for how Hawaii is spending its tourism promotion funds around the world.
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.
Learn About Hawaiian Culture And Make A Difference
By eTN Staff Writer
MAALAEA, MAUI, HI - During 2009, visitors to Maui gave the island a special gift - nearly 4,000 hours working on projects that benefited Maui's unique environment through a program called ...
Service To Start This Year
By eTN Staff Writer
Allegiant Air, LLC, airline subsidiary of Allegiant Travel Company, announced it will begin flying to Hawaii this year, made possible by the purchase agreement for 6 Boeging 757-200 aircraft.
MICE Industry
By Kevin Iwamoto, VP, Enterprise Strategy, StarCite, Inc.
Is it necessary for Hawaii’s travel industry to be suffering so?
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.
NFL Announces Return Next Year
By eTN Staff Writer
HONOLULU, HI — Hawaii is celebrating the fact that they get to welcome back the Pro Bowl to Aloha Stadium next year.
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 ...
Hawaii tourism
The Tsunami warnings for the US State of Hawaii were lifted at 1.45pm Hawaii time.
No damages were reported.
Tsunami Hawaii
Hawaii is bracing , Waikiki beach is deserted.
Honolulu police and hotel officials are evacuating the streets and beaches in Waikiki, ordering people to go to high floors in Waikiki.
www.hawaiitourismassociation.com
The Hawaii Tourism Association established a global information center to inform tourists and the travel industry in regards to the current tsunami warning.
eTurboNews reports from Hawaii
Visitors and residents alike were woken up this morning at 6 am to the Civil Defense Sirens sounding statewide in Hawaii.
Islands Would Make Ideal Location For Google's Ultra-Fast Broadband Demonstration
By eTN Staff Writer
A community-based appeal for Google to make Hawaii one of the test locales for its recently-announced, ultra-fast broadband service is being organized through an online petition.
Honolulu reminds me of Miami before South Beach
By Tyler Brûlé, FT
If last week’s column offered a glimpse of a world destroyed by the collapse of “old media” then a visit to Honolulu offers a live example of what a world without paper media might look ...
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.
