Hawaii tourism: Is the Aloha Spirit a marketing gimmick?

Hawaii Tourism means minimum wage jobs for many.

Hawaii Tourism means minimum wage jobs for many. Profits from tourism don’t stay in Hawaii and Hawaii Governor Ige telling eTN he doesn’t care about major tax evasion by Hawaii operating Hotels and resorts shows the dilemma tourism and politics are facing in this election year.

Tourism is the largest job earner here, but tourism also keeps many qualified professional enslaved. For some it means to become homeless unable to afford skyrocket rents and a lack of housing. Unfortunately it doesn’t have to be like this.

Hawaii is dependent on travel and tourism and this brings challenges.

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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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