#hawaii island tourism

While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel in Hawai’i will soften as the U.S. economy contracts later this year.

Visitors spent $260 million on the Big Island in January 2023, according to a state report.

Between 2017 and 2018, vacation rental use in Hawai‘i grew by 22.9%, from 937,980 to 1,152,846, and represented 11.8% of visitor arrivals in 2018.

Royal Carribean’s Ovation of the Seas made a Kailua-Kona port call on Sept. 29, indicating a trend that could prove a boon for Hawaii Island’s tourism industry.

The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) announced Wednesday it is awarding funding to 43 programs in the Hawaiian Islands through its Kukulu Ola program.

IRONMAN expects to make economic history this year as nearly 2,500 triathletes descend on the Kona Coast for the 2019 Vega IRONMAN World Championship.

HTA, in partnership with the International Festivals and Events Association, is conducting all-day workshops on all major islands from Oct. 15-18.

HTA has extended a public invitation to any wishing to participate in its Fall Tourism Update at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawai‘i Island, Nov. 18–19.

In August 2019, Hawai‘i hotels statewide reported growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR) and occupancy compared to August 2018.

The Hawai‘i Golf Course Employee Foundation (HGCEF) was launched in December 2018 with the mission to assist industry employees financially when in need.

Visitors traveling to the state via Hawaiian Airlines jumped last month in year-over-year arrivals.

The nonprofit organization has officially rebranded as the Sustainable Tourism Association of Hawaiʻi (STAH).

An HTA stakeholder group successfully lobbied to reopen a public survey, extending the response deadline to Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.

Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.7 billion in July 2019, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to July 2018.

Hawai‘i hotels statewide reported growth in revenue per available room, average daily rate and occupancy.

Tourism on the Island of Hawai‘i is receiving some much-needed support with an emphasis on new branding initiatives and increased marketing funding.

The Big Island Visitors Bureau officially changed its name to the Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau (IHVB) at the end of 2016, according to the bureau’s website.

Visitor arrivals to Hawai‘i Island increased .5% to 107,558 visitors and visitor days (up .2%) increased slightly in November 2015 versus the year prior. Visitor expenditures for the Big Island increased 2.6% to $143.4 million due to higher daily spending (+2.4% to $176 per person).