Every year I enjoy looking at the trends for the Hawaii tourism industry as there always seems to be some interesting and useful information. This year has definitely been a slightly different year than previous years in some positive and negative ways. While the Hawaii Tourism Authority only provides general…
Recently we had the opportunity to expand our selection of vacation rentals with the addition of a Waiulu Villa at Hualalai Resort. With this addition we are excited to potentially add more villas or homes at Hualalai to our vacation rental program. Hualalai is home to some amazing multi million…
Each year we try to put together a report of what tourism in Hawaii seems to be doing as well as how that is affecting the vacation rental industry on the Kohala Coast. Every year the data seems to be very telling as to what is going on. 2013 is…
The Hawaii tourism industry continues to be on the rise in 2013 with both arrivals and expenditures up! Where Are the Visitors Coming From? For the past couple of years the largest growth has been with the Canadian market. That has not been the case for 2013, which has…
The first quarter of 2013 has been very promising for the tourism industry in Hawaii. With almost all aspects of the industry growing from 2012 it appears 2013 will be an excellent year for the vacation rental industry in Hawaii. Each island specifically enjoyed growth. Of the more popular islands,…
January of 2013 offered the same positive momentum the State of Hawaii has seen in recent history. This trend actually continues the upward momentum on record for every month since January, 2011. Both total arrivals and overall expenditures increased during the month of January, 2013. For the first month…
With 2012 behind us, tourism throughout the State of Hawaii showed continued growth through the month of December and at year’s end. Both visitor arrivals and expenditures increased compared to this time last year for the month of December. As noted by the Hawaii Tourism Authority, visitor expenditures and arrivals…
During the month of November, 2012 arrivals increased 14.5%, visitor expenditures went up nearly 23% and meeting, convention and incentive visitors grew by nearly 2% as compared to the previous year. These statistics put 2012 on the map as the busiest, most successful year for the State of Hawaii ever….
With 2012 beginning to wind down, the State of Hawaii continues to show growth. This trend managed to carry through historically slow times such as this past October. Though October is considered to be a less desirable time of year to visit, arrivals and visitor expenditures did increase from that…
As the State of Hawaii moves into the latter part of 2012, the tourism industry continues to show improvement though in some cases, these increases have slowed down over the last month. This less dramatic time was to be expected during the fall season. The most important markers of forward…
