Hawaii arrivals set new record for October
Monday, 01 Dec, 2016
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Hawaii set a new monthly record in October for visitor arrivals while spending levels rose for the fifth consecutive month, the Hawaii Tourism Authority said.
In October the Aloha State hosted 717,486 visitors, a little over 4% up on October 2015, spending a combined $1.2 billion.
Arrival figures were up throughout the state except for Oahu, the HTA said.
"Hawaii’s tourism industry began the fourth quarter with the best October on record, both in visitor arrivals and spending. With the peak holiday travel season upon us, the State of Hawaii is in excellent position to set new yearly records in both categories, as well as generated state tax revenue," HTA CEO George Szigeti said in a statement.
While the Canada market declined, growth was recorded in the core West Coast market, Japan and other overseas markets.
The US east coast growth was flat, it said.
"Since summer began, Hawaii has recorded five straight months of year-over-year increases in visitor spending, but what’s especially notable is that the largest percentage of growth has been achieved in September (10.4%) and October (6.8%)," Szigeti said.
Cruise visitors were up in October by more than 10% to 31, 937 arrivals.
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