Expedia got Hawaii Tourism Authority president and CEO George Szigeti fired?

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There is trouble in the Aloha State. The State-run Hawaii Tourism is entering unchartered territory after their boss George Szigeti was terminated by the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board on Friday.

As reported by this publication on Friday the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) Board voted unanimously to fire its current President and CEO George Szigeti. The board voted last Friday to fire him without cause.

How did it come to this?ย 
According to eTN sources close to the Hawaii Tourism Authority here are the main reasons that caused George Szigeti to be terminated.

The authority paid Expedia $3.5 million Hawaii taxpayers money for a marketing campaign and didn’t hold Expedia to the contract terms. HTA funded development of a video/interactive program by Expedia which provided Expedia with direct bookings.

A recent audit found the Hawaii Tourism Authority to be an agency that was spending money way too freely.

Among other problems found in an audit, in an Ethics Commission Report underlined by millions of dollars spent.

Hawaii Tourism Authority is sailing into uncharted territory. At the same time, Szigetti has been fired a conversation took place in the office of Hawaii Governor Ige. What was discussed and with whom? eTurboNews will have the story shortly.

Click here to read the full story on Hawaiinews.onlineย 

 

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Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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