Category: HITA
Honolulu Upholding the Paris Climate Agreement
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 31, 2020 02:37Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced today the release of the City and County of Honolulu’s first Climate Action Plan (CAP), entitled “One Climate: One O‘ahu.” The CAP was developed in ... Read More
Hawaii Visitors Down 77 Percent
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 28, 2020 19:44Hawaii visitors are down as the industry continues to feel significant impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2020, visitor arrivals decreased 77.3 percent compared to a year ago, ... Read More
Hawaii Hotels: Revenue Down 70 Percent in November
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 21, 2020 22:40In November 2020, Hawaii hotels statewide reported substantial declines in revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy compared to November 2019 as tourism continued to be ... Read More
Vacation Rental in Hawaii with Airbnb, Expedia Group
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- November 24, 2020 22:58Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) between the City and County of Honolulu and short-term vacation rental platforms Airbnb and Expedia Group, parent company to ... Read More
Hawaii Vacation Rentals Earned More Than Hotels
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- November 23, 2020 21:39In October 2020, the total monthly supply of Hawaii vacation rentals was 373,600 unit nights (-57.0%) and monthly demand was 85,000 unit nights (-86.4%), resulting in an average monthly unit ... Read More
Hawaii Hotel Revenue Continues Downward Slide
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- November 23, 2020 20:02In October 2020, Hawaii hotel revenue statewide reported substantial declines in RevPAR (revenue per available room), average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy compared to October 2019 as tourism continued to ... Read More
ALOHA again to visitors from Canada, Korea, Taiwan
Juergen T Steinmetz- November 18, 2020 22:51The State of Hawaii re-introduced tourism on October 15 by allowing fellow Americans from the US mainland to arrive in the Aloha State without having to go through a 14-day ... Read More
Hawaii-Japan Pre-Travel Testing Moves Forward
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- October 28, 2020 00:26At Daniel K. Inouye International Airport today, October 27, 2020, Governor David Ige announced that Hawaii's pre-travel testing program to Japan has been approved and is moving forward. The Governor ... Read More
Will Hanauma Bay Fee Hikes Help with Honolulu Money Woes?
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- October 23, 2020 22:43Back in May of this year former Honolulu City Council Chairman Ikaika Anderson had submitted Bill 44 (2020), CD2 to increase fees at state-run park Hanauma Bay Reserve. The popular ... Read More
Welcoming Visitors back to Hawaii with Aloha for one another
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 13, 2020 16:29The beaches, the hotels, the attractions in the Aloha State of Hawaii are about to welcome visitors back to its shores. On Thursday and after 7 months of sacrifices, frustration, ... Read More
Flying to Hawaii? How to Get the Required COVID-19 Test
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 25, 2020 15:54Hawaii’s regionally-based airline is offering drive-through COVID-19 tests in select U.S. mainland gateways. This will allow guests flying to Hawaii to bypass the state's quarantine so long as they test ... Read More
Honolulu’s COVID-19 Recovery Framework
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 22, 2020 13:37The City and County of Honolulu (“City”) has a new plan for reducing the spread of COVID- 19 in City, with criteria set for loosening and tightening restrictions on businesses ... Read More
Hawaiian Airlines Suffers Sharp Decline Due to COVID-19
editor- April 9, 2020 21:40Hawaiian Airlines saw deep drops system-wide traffic statistics in the first quarter of 2020 specifically in March. Of course, this is due to restrictions on travel mandated by government in ... Read More
Hawaii Hotel reports growth across the islands
editor- March 18, 2020 20:55According to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), statewide RevPAR increased to $263 (+7.9%), ADR rose to $310 (+6.4%), and occupancy grew to 84.7 ... Read More
Find a massage in Waikiki? Travel to Hawaii Trending on all islands in 2020
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 2, 2020 20:31Hawaiian cowboys and cowgirls welcome visitors in 2020. A honey scrub is a massage in Waikiki you won't forget. Exotic Hawaii tourism woke up to new treats in 2020. What ... Read More
How Many More Millions did Hawaii Hotels Earn Last Month?
editor- December 19, 2019 20:31According to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), statewide RevPAR increased to $205 (+8.1%), with ADR at $260 (+4.4%) and occupancy of 78.8 percent ... Read More
Travel News distribution on a new level in 2020: eTurboNews is a trendsetter
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 9, 2019 04:45Travel and Tourism News is an important part of the global news industry. Issues relevant to the travel and tourism industry and how they interact with the world economy, peace, ... Read More
Hawaii tourists spent US$1.33 billion in October
editor- November 27, 2019 19:55Tourism dollars from the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) helped to fund a number of community events statewide in the land of Aloha during October, including the Hawaii Food and Wine ... Read More
Did Hurricane Lane impact Hawaii hotels?
editor- September 18, 2019 22:32In August 2019, Hawaii hotels statewide reported growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR) and occupancy compared to August 2018. However, it should be noted that ... Read More
Hawaii hotel workers observe Labor Day with action against Diamond Resorts
editor- September 3, 2019 02:55Unite Here Local 5 hotel workers skipped a traditional Labor Day celebration to take action against Diamond Resorts, owner of the Modern Honolulu and Ka’anapali Beach Club on Maui. Workers ... Read More
Hawaii visitors spending less
editor- July 30, 2019 19:43Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $8.88 billion in the first half of 2019, a decrease of 2.0 percent compared to the same period in 2018, according ... Read More
Hawaii hotel performance no. 1 in US and top 10 worldwide
editor- July 22, 2019 21:17In comparison to other top U.S. markets, hotels in the Hawaiian Islands recorded the highest average RevPAR and ADR in the first half of 2019. When compared to international “sun ... Read More
Hawaii hotel revenue: Thankful for the first day of summer?
editor- June 21, 2019 20:15The Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Tourism Research Division issued a report of findings utilizing data compiled by STR, Inc., which conducts a comprehensive survey of hotel properties in the Hawaiian ... Read More
Best beach in Hawaii: Naked Surfing and Nude Boogie Boarding make tourists take their clothes off
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 9, 2019 20:45Visiting Hawaii and wanted to take your clothes off? Nude surfing and naked boogie boarding in Hawaii are popular on Little Beach. Little Beach on Maui has been voted the ... Read More
Chances a tourist swallows a Rat Lungworm on a Hawaii vacation?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 25, 2019 02:17Millions of tourists visit Hawaii every year. The Hawaii Tourism Authority remains silent on the fact that 75% of slugs on the Island of Hawaii test positive for Rat Lung ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism Authority appoints new Director of Communications and Public Relations
editor- April 11, 2019 20:32The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) announced today that Marisa Yamane, a longtime award-winning journalist, has been appointed as director of communications and public relations. She begins work at HTA on ... Read More
Crime out of control and rampant in Waikiki: Let’s make it unwelcoming for homeless
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 29, 2019 00:14The perception is that crime is out of control and rampant in Waikiki. The community wants to make Waikiki unwelcome and uncomfortable for homeless people. Crime is not out of ... Read More
Number of Hawaii visitors up but spending down
editor- March 28, 2019 20:29Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.39 billion in February 2019, a decrease of 2.7 percent compared to February 20181, according to preliminary statistics released today by ... Read More
DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki Beach hotel workers call for respect from management
editor- March 5, 2019 01:34DoubleTree by Hilton Alana Waikiki Beach hotel workers organized a public action in their hotel lobby this morning, demanding respect from management, safe workloads, and a fair process to decide ... Read More
Honolulu Mayor wants to increase hotel taxes
editor- March 2, 2019 02:11Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today unveiled a US$2.83 billion operating budget, - 8.6 percent higher than last year, which is the equivalent of an additional $223 million. The proposed tax ... Read More
Hawaii hotel performance overall declined
editor- February 26, 2019 22:36In January 2019, Hawaii hotels statewide reported a small increase in average daily rate (ADR) but a decrease in occupancy resulted in lower revenue per available room (RevPAR) compared to ... Read More
Southwest Airlines may fly between Honolulu and Vegas
editor- February 14, 2019 02:26If you live in Hawaii, Las Vegas, Nevada, is such a popular travel destination that locals refer to it as the Hawaiian Islands' 9th island. Today, Southwest Airlines’ CEO Gary ... Read More
Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines bought by Southern Airways
editor- February 13, 2019 00:14Southern Airways announced today that it has acquired Mokulele Airlines in Hawaii. Southern plans to keep the Mokulele brand, while operating all flights on the Southern Airways FAA operating certificate. ... Read More
Traveling to Hawaii? How LGBTQ friendly is the Aloha State?
editor- January 31, 2019 22:36Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their 5th annual State Equality Index (SEI), a comprehensive report detailing statewide laws and policies that affect ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism issues report on accommodations in the Aloha State
editor- January 28, 2019 21:45The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has issued the 2018 Visitor Plant Inventory Report, which shows total visitor accommodation units throughout the Hawaiian Islands have increased slightly to 80,751 units (+0.1%) ... Read More
How did Hawaii hotels perform in 2018?
editor- January 25, 2019 21:56Hawaii hotels statewide concluded 2018 with modest increases in revenue per available room (RevPAR) and average daily rate (ADR), and a small decrease in occupancy. Read More