HAWAII HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORT April 2021
HAWAII HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORT April 2021 In April 2021, Hawaii hotels statewide reported substantially higher revenue per available room (RevPAR),...
Tourism
Flying To Hawaii? Prepare For Long Lines At The Airport…Some passengers report waiting an hour and a half to exit the airport even with a negative COVID-19 test.
When Pete Miller arrived at the Honolulu airport on May 10, he thought he knew what to expect. The retired...
Air Canada Announces New, Nonstop Flights To Hawaii From Toronto, Montreal, And Calgary Beginning This Winter
Apparently, there are some people who want to come to Hawaii. After being more-or-less shut down to visitors for most...
Trade groups, unions urge tourism bill veto
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/05/15/hawaii-news/trade-groups-unions-urge-tourism-bill-veto/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Southwest Airlines to more than double its Hawaii trans-Pacific service
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/05/13/hawaii-news/southwest-airlines-to-more-than-double-its-hawaii-trans-pacific-service/
The Tourists Are Back. In Rural Hana, The Residents Aren’t Happy …Visitors are bringing an infusion of cash but they’re underscoring concerns about overtaxed roads, beaches and infrastructure, environmental degradation and cultural exploitation.
HANA, Maui — Tourism — Hawaii’s most lucrative, and at times overwhelming, leading industry — was outlawed in Hana for...
Tourists Are Returning To Hawaii, So Why Aren’t Tourism Jobs? Hawaii hosted 8% more tourists in March 2021 than in March 2020 but 35% fewer hotel and restaurant jobs.
Signs that tourists are returning to Hawaii are hard to miss: crowded beaches, lines outside tourist take-out spots, increasing foot...
NEW INTERCOUNTY EXCEPTION FOR FULLY VACCINATED RESIDENTS
NEW INTERCOUNTY EXCEPTION FOR FULLY VACCINATED RESIDENTS A summary of the Vaccination Travel Program steps. A new Vaccination Travel Protocol Program...
Demand for car rentals, services still high
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/05/03/hawaii-news/demand-for-car-rentals-services-still-high/
Here’s Why It’s So Hard To Reshape Hawaii’s Tourism Industry…Policymakers fear jeopardizing the industry’s recovery from the pandemic because Hawaii needs the jobs back.
As recently as early 2020, before COVID-19 wrecked the state’s economy, Hawaii was grappling with a problem much different from...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM JOHN DE FRIES
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM JOHN DE FRIES April 21, 2021 Aloha Kākou! In a recent interview with Catherine Cruz on Hawai‘i Public Radio’s...
HAWAII HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORT March 2021
HAWAII HOTEL PERFORMANCE REPORT March 2021 In March 2021, Hawaii hotels statewide reported similar revenue per available room (RevPAR),...
Vaccine passport plan set
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/21/hawaii-news/vaccine-passport-plan-set/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Number of visitors increases at HVNP
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/20/hawaii-news/number-of-visitors-increases-at-hvnp/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Vaccine passport program could be announced today
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/20/hawaii-news/vaccine-passport-program-could-be-announced-today/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hotel moratorium garners early support, Opponents say it will hurt jobs and pandemic recovery
A proposal to place a moratorium on hotel building permits is garnering early support from residents who say it will...
Gov. David Ige clears the way for quarantine exemption for fully vaccinated travelers arriving in Hawaii
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/04/09/breaking-news/gov-david-ige-clears-the-way-for-quarantine-exemption-for-fully-vaccinated-travelers-arriving-in-hawaii/
BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON EXPECTED
BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON EXPECTED HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages persons planning to fly into or...
‘HTA is no different’; Bill would limit state tourism agency’s responsibilities, funds
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/09/hawaii-news/hta-is-no-different-bill-would-limit-state-tourism-agencys-responsibilities-funds/
Maui County to require second, post-arrival COVID-19 test Mayor: Goal is to see if travelers connected to spike in cases
Maui County will soon require a second COVID-19 test upon arrival in hopes of learning how many traveling residents and...
